Macbeth; Circle Mirror Transformation; The Paper Architect " review
St Peter's church, Manchester; Rose Lipman Building; Corner of Leytonstone library, LondonMired in mud, smeared with blood, witchily gibbering and fighting so close to the audience that spectators wince at the claymores, this rousing Macbeth is the theatrical pinnacle of the Manchester international festival. It belongs in a double sense to Kenneth Branagh. He takes the title role and shares the direction with Rob As…