Culture: Walking in the Footsteps of History ; Patrice Natambama Tells Terry Grimley About Playing Othello in the Shadow of Paul Robeson

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It's 50 years since Paul Robeson famously played Othello at Stratford and an exhibition about the American actor, singer and political activist is accompanying the RSC's new production on tour.

So I asked Birmingham actor Patrice Naiambana, who is playing the role this time, is there a sense that Robeson's shadow is falling across the new production?

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Culture: Walking in the Footsteps of History ; Patrice Natambama Tells Terry Grimley About Playing Othello in the Shadow of Paul Robeson

Not at all, he says. But that doesn't mean that he's not a big admirer.

"We're just getting on with it, putting on Othello. Nobody is thinking about Paul Robeson. But there's an artist who did his best to stand for something that was outsid...

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