Othello (1622)

Author
William Shakespeare
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragedy
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£32,894 17s 10d £17,895 11s 4d (54.4%) £14,999 6s 6d (45.6%)
1732 - 1809
£32,894 17s 10d - (100%) £17,895 11s 4d (54.4%) £14,999 6s 6d (45.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
314 178 136
1732 - 1809
314 178 136
Notes
Performed first 1601-4.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
31 Oct 1768 Drury Lane Othello, The Lottery No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Jan 1769 Drury Lane Othello, Queen Mab No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Nov 1769 Drury Lane Othello, The Jubilee No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Dec 1769 Drury Lane Othello, The Register Office, The English Gardeners No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 Mar 1770 Drury Lane Othello, The Jubilee No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Apr 1770 Drury Lane Othello, The Jubilee No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Nov 1770 Drury Lane Othello, The Elopement No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Jan 1771 Covent Garden Othello, Mother Shipton No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Dec 1771 Covent Garden Othello, The Author, The Reel No No Yes £185 16s 49% N/A
07 Jan 1772 Drury Lane Othello, The Witches No No No £220 57% N/A
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