The witches are Colombian, Banquo's Ghost appears in Mexico and Macbeth's castle is Croatian in this crowd-sourced version of Shakespeare's tragedy, performed by schoolchildren from around t…
A staging that takes a surprisingly gentle approach to Shostakovich's brutal opera
Ashley Csanady: But what if Lady Macbeth isn't one of Shakespeare's greatest villains, but a hero in her own right?
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru stage a site-specific production of Shakespeare's tragedy
Theatre Y's Macbeth, workshopped and directed by Georges Bigot, borders on gimmicky, and almost cheapens Shakespeare's text. If only Bigot and company had stepped back a bit, lessened their …
MacbethReviewed by Neal WeaverThe Shakespeare Center of Los AngelesThrough November 20When Mrs. Patrick Campbell was rehearsing for her debut in the role of Hamlet's Ophelia, her mentor, Geo…
French actor Georges Bigot helms the production.
Women fight for power and more in St. Louis Shakespeare's production
The Scottish Play Makes News in the Mission by Susan Dunn What's most important in a "Macbeth" production? The words. The immortal words!  Do we need a full cast, period costumes,…
I’ve long felt that if someone is going to cut down a Shakespeare text, they should take the responsibility of claiming co-authorship, since any editing becomes interpretation. This ye…
Most opera singers tend to wind down or retire by the time they reach their late 50s or early 60s. But at 75, Placido Domingo shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. He sings the tit…
Shakespeare without words. What's left? In Ludens Ensemble's Macbeth: without words, plenty. Drawing on the aesthetic of silent films and Victorian gothic with the near-constant use of live …
Following a yearlong artistic collaboration with French theatre luminary Georges Bigot, renowned theatre company, Theatre [...]
Bold: Fresh and experimental, the Ludens Ensemble’s reimagining of the Scottish play is an Expressionist fantasia of sound, projection and movement.
It must be rather dull hanging out on a Scottish Heath with your sisters, waiting for some poor soul to come along to manipulate to the point of ruin. Fire Burn: The Tragedy of Macbeth tries…
Director Iqbal Khan has delivered a Macbeth packed with good acting and exciting ideas, but one whose impact is for me fatally undermined by the Globe's new policy of heavy reliance on artif…
Theatre Y will present a production of "Macbeth" this fall, directed by French actor Georges Bigot. Starring in the Shakespearean tragedy about the demise of the politically hungry ScotsmanÃ…
I don't have much luck in this basement venue. I once saw a one-star one-man show here with an audience of seven, five of whom left part-way through. At a time when the political tussles ov…
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the Stratford and Shaw Festivals bring rewards to actors and audiences by showcasing a wide variety of shows.
Ambition, betrayal, love, greed and blood. wit incorporated brings Shakespeare’s famous tragedy to the stage in Melbourne's inner west with The Tragedy of Macbeth at Footscray…
Outdoors at Marcus Garvey Park, a Shakespeare classic plays out in a free production that's enhanced by its urban surroundings.
Tucked into the Eastman Studio Theatre at Gallaudet is yet another Shakespearean adaptation. This one, Macbeth in the Basement, does have a pretty clever premise. Macbeth and Lady M are popu…
Goold's wife Kate Fleetwood was cast alongside Patrick Stewart in his Soviet-styled 2007 production " the 'luckiest' show the director has worked onI was in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2006, abou…
"They think me Macbeth, ambition is my folly. I'm a polymath, a pain in the.." Okay, okay, okay. You're tired of the Hamilton references? I'll "Take A Break." (That was the last one) Speakin…