Articles about Macbeth
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Shakespeare's Globe artistic director Michelle Terry is to star with her real-life husband Paul Ready in Macbeth. Macbeth will open the theatre's
Shakespeare's tragedies need to be told for today's world. It's time for their female voices to be brought to the foreWhen you're a freelance director and you're given a play to consider, yo…
If you want to get yourself in the mood for the Folger Theatre's current hit production of Macbeth " a famous adaptation from the 1660's of William Shakespeare's original tragedy, by his god…
In  January 1666, famed diarist Samuel Pepys saw a performance of the William Davenant Macbeth and called it a "strange perfection.” The production that just opened at the Folger Th…
Folger Theatre revisits a Restoration-era version of the tragedy.
I've seen Macbeth performed in the round, outdoors, in the nude, multiple film and TV versions, various homages and parodies across multiple media, I saw a spirited production last month by …
The award-winning set designer talks to Eleanor Ross about her latest project, Jude Christian's Othellomacbeth, the influences behind her work and why
This is not actor Ian Merrill Peakes' first time playing Macbeth on the Folger stage. Ten years ago, he and Kate Eastwood Norris played Mr. and Mrs. Macbeth, and now return to their roles un…
In 2008, Folger Theatre's Macbeth, directed by Aaron Posner and Teller (of the magician duo: Penn and Teller), starred Ian Merrill Peaks and Kate Eastwood Norris in the titular roles. Ten ye…
An adaptation from the 1660s is revived, with singing witches and less-archaic language.
"The moon is down; I have not heard the clock." Those words"spoken by 10-year-old Owen Peakes in the Folger Theatre's startling new production of Macbeth"send a faint tremor through the pack…
By Marcina Zaccaria The Scottish play is always a bloody, vengeful riot, fit to topple any pre-existing play structure that might rival it. Fans of this Shakespea…
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe may once have been considered a rite of passage, where many of today's leading performers cut their teeth and before
Fri, September 7 @ Folger Theatre, presented by Folger Theatre -- Robert Aubry Davis—host of WETA’s “Around Town” and of the national early music program “Mille…
Rufus Norris’ post-apocalyptic production will tour across the U.K. and Ireland beginning in September.
Michael Nardone BBC One's The Night Manager and Rellik, HBO's Rome will play the title role in Rufus Norris' touring production of Macbeth, with Kirsty Besterman Genesis Inc. at Hampstead Th…
If I walked into the Highwood to see the fledgling 4615 Theatre's stab at the Scottish Play with lowered expectations, I hope my readers and colleagues can forgive me. There were numerous re…
Why do people commit evil, and once they have started, why can't they stop? Now, as always, it is a question worth asking. Macbeth, one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, is an exploration of …
By Marcina Zaccaria Yuko Ninagawa directs a captivating production of Macbeth at this year's Lincoln Center Mostly Mozart Festival. The script, translated by Yushi Odashima, is…
I think there are few earthly pleasures quite like sitting in a restaurant with a fantastic cup of coffee, discussing theatre with intelligent and driven professionals. Jordan Friend, Artist…
Tue, September 4 thru Sun, September 23 @ Folger Theatre, presented by Folger Theatre -- Shakespeare’s murderous tragedy is seen anew in Davenant’s Restoration-era adaptation whi…
Artistic Director of the National Theatre Rufus Norris met with invited guests this week at the Theatre Royal Bath to talk about the touring production of Macbeth and his vision and passion.…
This year's Stafford Festival Shakespeare production provides a breathtaking insight into the Scottish medieval world. Designer Simon Kenny's castle ruins blend brilliantly
In this country, too often there’s a crude, limiting idea of what Shakespeare on stage looks like. Audiences expect opaque verse, loud
