To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Daniel Mays speaks Macbeth's lines from Act II, Scene 1. As Macbet…
The new Berkeley Repertory Theatre production of "Macbeth" opens on a particularly bleak scene " a blasted tree on a barren heath, with a bloodied body tied to it. With » The post Star-…
Say this for Berkeley Repertory Theatre's Macbeth now on stage at the Roda Theatre: it stars an Oscar winner, a Tony Winner and an Emmy winner. And she's doing some interesting things with L…
By HowlRound TV. University of Wales Trinity Saint David's School of Performing Arts in Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom presents a performance of Macbeth livestreaming on the global, commo…
The Vaults, LondonA multisensory take on Shakespeare's story, from the perspective of Banquo and intercut with first-hand accounts of military veterans, would work better if it was simply to…
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The witches in Macbeth are the most interesting and powerful characters in Shakespeare's play, and the easiest to reconceptualise. I've seen them as nurses, children, old men, dancers and va…
Tara Fitzgerald and Ray Fearon have been cast in Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe as part of Emma Rice’s inaugural season as artistic
Today’s top casting notices will have you tackling Shakespeare and getting flirty. Check them out below! “MACBETH”Old Hat Theatre Company is taking the Bard to Brooklyn May…
The productions are part of Emma Rices' inaugural season as artistic director at the Globe
Studiocanal are delighted to announce the Home Entertainment release of Justin Kurzel's critically acclaimed adaptation of Macbeth. Macbeth is the story of a
Bursting with energy from the beginning, 6FootStories eerie adaptation of Macbeth makes the tragic tale at once a sadistic enjoyment and a black comedy. Told through the mouths of three male…
Directed by Carrie Cracknell and Lucy Guerin, this production - starring John Heffernan and Anna Maxwell Martin - is startlingly different to any other versions of Macbeth I have seen before…
Daniel Sullivan directs the Berkeley Repertory Theatre production.
Today in 1982, Macbeth opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre, where it ran for 21 performances. Written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shak…
A new production of Verdi's "Macbeth" starring Plácido Domingo and the company premiere of Philip Glass' "Akhnaten" will kick off the 2016-17 season at Los Angeles Opera, leaders ar…
Though drastic re-imaginings of Shakespeare's plays can show the contemporary relevance of his workgroups the use of a clear, justifiable concept, randomly slapping on cool ideas has the opp…
It often seems with Shakespeare's works in London as if the titles are shown on a sort of perpetual loop, constantly subject to a renewed interpretation.
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Shakespeare's Globe, LondonThe last Macbeth we saw at this venue was a pop-culture Polish production in which the transvestite witches assiduously fellated the hero. No such excesses ta…
Shakespeare's Globe's new artistic director Emma Rice has just announced the line-up for the historic theatre's new season. Called the 'Wonder Season,' all of the productions will include el…
On this holiday edition, the London theatre bloggers discuss the musical wonder.land, the Jamie Lloyd company's revival of Pinter's The Homecoming and two Shakespeares: As You Like It at the…
Also on tap, 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' revival roars into San Francisco.
Young Vic, LondonShakespeare's most exciting play is hampered by too much visual distractionIn the last three years the Young Vic has become a dramatic nut-cracker. It has continually prised…
Actors Fassbender, Cotillard give intense performances in Shakespeare's bloody tale of war