Information for Othello at Assembly Rooms, Derby (Play). Othello, a Moor, falls in love with Desdemona but is broken by jealousy falsely encouraged. Shakespeare's most human play sets delicacy and power, trust and jealousy, love and hate, good and evil in stark and tragic opposition. Powerless in the face of their own self destructive instincts, the characters are caught on a downward spiral towards inevitable tragedy. A thrilling new production of The Bard's timeless tale of love and jealousy inspired by the Golden Globe-winning TV series 'Homeland'. Set during the Obama/Bush War on Terror.