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 %
28 Mar 1791 Drury Lane Othello, The Deaf Lover No No No £329 13s 6d N/A N/A
14 Feb 1792 Drury Lane Othello, The Citizen No No No £398 6s 6d 66% N/A
25 Apr 1792 Drury Lane Othello, The Devil to Pay No No Yes £372 1s 62% N/A
01 Oct 1792 Covent Garden Othello, The Irishman in London No No No £328 18s 100% N/A
28 Dec 1792 Drury Lane Othello, The Patron No No No £201 8s 41% N/A
20 Apr 1793 Drury Lane Othello, The Prize No No No £164 1s 32% N/A
23 Sep 1793 Covent Garden Othello, The Midnight Wanderers No No No £281 12s 100% N/A
21 May 1794 Covent Garden Othello, The Sailor's Festival, Hartford Bridge, The Lucky Escape No No Yes £339 19s 21% N/A
17 Sep 1794 Covent Garden Othello, Netley Abbey No No No £230 12s 6d 100% N/A
18 Nov 1794 Drury Lane Othello, The Wedding Day No No No £157 13s 37% N/A
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