{
  "id": 757046,
  "title": "‘Othello’ Royal Shakespeare Company Adaptation Starring Sharon D. Clarke Postponed as She Undergoes Cancer Treatment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/othello-royal-shakespeare-company-adaptation-starring-sharon-d-clarke",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-13T10:16:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/theater/news/sharon-d-clarke-othello-postponed-cancer-treatment-1236833617/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Royal Shakespeare Company has postponed its production of “Othello,” with Sharon D. Clarke set to play the title role, so the actor can undergo treatment for cancer. The show had been scheduled to run Feb. 13 through April 3, 2027, at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Touko’s staging reimagines the Shakespeare tragedy with a […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}