Shakespeare's Villains
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Shakespeare's Villains is a one-man play, created and performed by Steven Berkoff
.
Following its first run at London's Theatre Royal, Haymarket (7 July - 8 August 1998) where it was produced by Berkoffs East Productions and Marc Sinden
(who also co-directed), it was nominated for The Society of London Theatre Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.
Still performed around the world by Berkoff, it explores and analyses Shakespeare’s most villainous characters – Iago
, the Macbeth
s, Shylock
, Richard III
– who are inherently evil and whose situation leads them to do evil deeds, or who are just at the mercy of an evil society.
Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff is an English actor, writer and director. Best known for his performance as General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy, he is typically cast in villanous roles, such as Lt...
.
Following its first run at London's Theatre Royal, Haymarket (7 July - 8 August 1998) where it was produced by Berkoffs East Productions and Marc Sinden
Marc Sinden
Marc Sinden is an English theatre producer, documentary director and actor. His father is the actor Sir Donald Sinden.-Theatre:...
(who also co-directed), it was nominated for The Society of London Theatre Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.
Still performed around the world by Berkoff, it explores and analyses Shakespeare’s most villainous characters – Iago
Iago
Iago is a fictional character in Shakespeare's Othello . The character's source is traced to Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio's tale "Un Capitano Moro" in Gli Hecatommithi . There, the character is simply "the ensign". Iago is a soldier and Othello's ancient . He is the husband of Emilia,...
, the Macbeth
Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
s, Shylock
Shylock
Shylock is a fictional character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.-In the play:In The Merchant of Venice, Shylock is a Jewish moneylender who lends money to his Christian rival, Antonio, setting the security at a pound of Antonio's flesh...
, Richard III
Richard III (play)
Richard III is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1591. It depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of Richard III of England. The play is grouped among the histories in the First Folio and is most often classified...
– who are inherently evil and whose situation leads them to do evil deeds, or who are just at the mercy of an evil society.