Othello actor Te Kohe Tuhaka in the title role, Jasmine Blackborow as Desdemona and Haakon Smestad as Iago. The production transferred to Melbourne, Australia with another Maori actor, Regan Taylor, taking over the title role. In September 2013, a Tamil adaptation entitled "Othello, the Fall of a Warrior" was directed and produced in Singapore by Subramanian Ganesh. Othello as a literary character has appeared in many representations within popular culture over several centuries. There also have been over a dozen film adaptations of "Othello". Othello Othello ("The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice)" is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed
Othello (Orson Welles stage production) Desdemona - or Shakespeare, according to which newspaper you read." Othello (Orson Welles stage production) Othello was a 1951 production of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, which was produced, directed by and starring Orson Welles in his first appearance on the London stage. In 1948, Orson Welles began work on a self-financed film of "Othello", which was not completed until 1952. Filming was sporadic, and he frequently stopped the production to take on other acting jobs (including "The Third Man") to raise more funds. In 1951, Welles had completed principal photography, but was still trying to raise money