Othello was first mentioned in a Revels account of 1604 when the play was performed on 1 November at Whitehall Palace with Richard Burbage almost certainly Othello's first interpreter.
Othello mula-mula disebutkan dalam sebuah catatan Revels tahun 1604 saat dramanya ditampilkan pada 1 November di Istana Whitehall dengan Richard Burbage hampir menjadi penafsir pertama Othello.