The transfer to London from Stratford of an exceptional production of Shakespeares play Othello allows me to make amends for an unfair review that I wrote when the show opened last spring Back then I complained that Ray Fearon was too young to play the title role and I was guilty of running down his acting I still think its a distortion of the tragedy to remove the age difference between Othello and Desdemona but I eat my words about the rest of Mr Fearons magnificent performance Indeed the whole cast is magnificent Memorable scenes include the one where Cassios competitive games with the other young officers get dangerously out of hand and the moment when Iago begins to lose control and has to struggle to get a grip on himself And I challenge anyone not to be moved to tears during the scene where Emilia prepares Desdemona for bed The pace and tension throughout are terrific Do not miss this production