Nollywood or Shakespeare, can you tell them apart?

If you like Shakespearian drama with its witchcraft and verbose smouldering insults, you’ll love Nigerian cinema says Yomi Adegoke  Read More

The Tragedy Of Otello: A layperson’s view of racial politics in 21st Century opera

 by Daniel York  The English National Opera have recently announced that the role of Otello in their upcoming production of Verdi’s opera of the same name, which is based on Shakespeare’s Othello, will be played by the renowned Australian tenor, Stuart Skelton. Othello is of course Shakespeare’s famous (and in many ways infamous) “black” character.… Read More