1/27/2024 0 Comments Bianca othelloLike the play itself, it’s funny what roads life can take you down, based on the (sometimes most minute) decisions you make. As an actor you often experience the creeping despair of unemployment, so to be in a job this joyful is a lovely feeling. (Do come along if you haven’t already, they really are brilliant!).Īnd then there’s that luck that I keep talking about… To be in such a phenomenal company with these people – who care so deeply about each other and about this incredibly pertinent and (unfortunately) still relevant play – has been one of the best experiences of my life to date. Exeter, London and Germany are next – whoop! So far there’s been a lot of fake blood, some magical moments and beautifully generous audiences. We are now nearing the end of the Bristol run, with just over one week left. After some nice TV work and a couple of movies (dahling!) this production of Othello is my first proper stage job. It has been approximately 2,555 nights (and a lorra lorra hours) since I decided to try my hand at the weird and wonderful world of professional acting. More tedious than the dial eight score times?…”īut I’ve waited for Bianca a little bit longer than that. It is a tragedy after all!īianca has waited for Cassio for what feels to her an eternity:Įight score eight hours? And lovers’ absent hours She falls in love with *SPOILER ALERT* Cassio and *SPOILER ALERT* it doesn’t end all that well for her. I play the role of Bianca – one of only three women in the play. Here at Tobacco Factory Theatres, here in Bristol and here in England. Each day I smile back, and I remind myself how unbelievably lucky I am to be here. Each morning (often afternoon, I can’t lie) I wake up and draw the blind to see it waving at me. I can see the Tobacco Factory building from my window, with the red and white flag blowing proudly in the wind. Top floor, bright and airy, ensuite loft room, mere minutes away from Tobacco Factory Theatres. As we enter the final two weeks of Othello playing here in Bristol, Hayat Kamille, who plays Bianca, reflects on the journey that has brought her to this point.Īs I write this, I am sat in my ‘digs’.
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