Othello reached China through JapaneseSourced
Shakespeare reached a Chinese stage.
The script travelled through Japanese.
The troupe that followed China's Spring Willow Society adapted Othello as The Traitor from a Japanese translation. A scholar argues it was probably the first full-length Shakespeare production in China.
A play crossed languages
before it crossed the stage.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-01