Dear Mr Shakespeare is a reinterpretation and exploration of William Shakespeare's intentions when writing Othello. The film examines the play's racial themes in a historical and contemporary setting while drawing wider parallels between immigration and blackness in the UK today. The film was commissioned by the GREAT Britain campaign and British Council as part of the Shakespeare Lives initiative. Directed by Shola Amoo and produced by Rienkje Attoh, the film is written and performed by Phoebe Boswell and stars Ashley Thomas and Elisa Lasowski.