Iago from Othello Act 1, Scene 1 performed by Yalin Ozucelik 

 

This week on Speak The Speech James is joined by Yalin Ozucelik who performs and discusses Iago’s speech from Act 1 Scene 1 of Othello. They talk about the driving force behind Iago as a character, the challenges and joys of working with Shakespeare’s language and the thrill of live performance. Yalin Ozucelik is an award-winning actor who has appeared in dozens of theatre productions across Australia, most recently Outdated for Ensemble Theatre and Photograph 51 for Melbourne Theatre Company. For Bell Shakespeare, he’s appeared in King Lear, Romeo and Juliet and Henry IV, and he played Iago in the 2016 national tour of Othello.