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Mark Rylance and André Holland to Team Up for Othello at Shakespeare's Globe

The Broadway vets will take the stage this summer.

André Holland and Mark Rylance will star in Othello, directed by Claire van Kampen (center).
André Holland and Mark Rylance will star in Othello, directed by Claire van Kampen (center).
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Three-time Tony winner Mark Rylance, currently starring on Broadway in Farinelli and the King, will return to Shakespeare's Globe in London this summer to star in Othello.

Rylance will play Iago, and André Holland (Jitney, Moonlight) will star in the title role. Claire van Kampen, playwright behind Farinelli, will direct. The production will run in the Globe's repertory July 20-October 13, with further casting to be announced.

Othello is part of the first season at Shakespeare's Globe programmed by new artistic director Michelle Terry. For a look at the lineup, click here.