My choice for Desdemona is Carrie Fletcher, best known for playing Eponine in the West End's Les Miserables. Carrie is 23, therefore is around Desdemona's age (young) and has a lot of performing experience. I feel that Carrie has a Desdemona look about her - she has a sweet smile and looks empowered. Due to her experience playing Eponine (Les Mis), Beth (War of the Worlds) and Truly Scrumptious (Chitty, to name a few), she is used to playing the lead females in theatre. Carrie playing Eponine had to *spoiler alert* die every show, so Carrie is used to death scenes; she also able to sing well, evident by her major roles in musical theatre, so Desdemona's singing scene with Emilia will be a piece of cake. Carrie is British - in keeping with Shakespeare's original times - and has presented as well as won theatre awards so I think she would make an excellent Desdemona.
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