for Othello and Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for Othello. What awards has John Douglas Thompson won? John Douglas Thompson has won several prestigious awards, including a Special Award ...

"It goes without saying that 'The Merchant of Venice' is a desperately difficult play to stage for a 21st century audience," ...

Thompson's performance is "magisterial", said Simon Thompson on What's on Stage. But the whole company bristles with "New World swagger", bringing vivid life – and striking vocal clarity ...

The most obvious hook is casting a Black actor as Shylock in an attempt to equate the ... At the play’s heart is the magisterial Shylock of John Douglas Thompson. He plays the outcast Jew with wounded ...

James Graham on Brian & Maggie, John Douglas Thompson on playing Shylock in The Merchant of Venice as a black actor, and music from Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart. Show more Writer James Graham ...

Writer James Graham on his Channel 4 drama Brian & Maggie, which stars Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter, and which tells the story of a hard-hitting interview between broadcaster Brian Walden and Prime ...

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Having Shylock played by Black actor John Douglas Thompson gives things an extra edge beyond Antonio and co’s already ingrained prejudice, with a performance of multi-layered brilliance.