Since its premiere in 1986, Ken Ludwig's farce has delighted audiences everywhere. Its madcap story follows the turn of events surrounding a night of opera, in which the lead tenor set to play Othello becomes entangled in a series of complication involving mistaken identities, mishaps and miscommunication. The rollicking comedy has been widely performed on stages large and small internationally, cherished for its high-energy, stylized employment of farce and its unforgettable cast of characters.
