He grew up listening to his father Pete reciting Shakespeare over breakfast. Now Billy Postlethwaite is taking on the part that obsessed them both: Macbeth Billy Postlethwaite has lost his m…
Set in London during the stock market crash of 1987, this new adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth by award-winning theatre company Proteus takes the macabre tale to the trading room floor. T…
Kitsch and off-kilter, this tightly adapted take on Shakespeare's classic story of regicide and reckless ambition feels surprisingly cheerful. Watermill artistic director
Mr. Coster-Waldau, known for playing Jaime Lannister on HBO's "Game of Thrones," is no stranger to the bloody side of feudal politics.
School is where most of us are introduced to William Shakespeare and the nature of this introduction will often impact on how much we love or loath The Bard in later life.In their series Sha…
Directed by Marti Lyons, this preciselessly abridged tale of ambition and fear embodies the radically modern possibilities of theater.
Performances will begin in May at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
Marking her return to The Barbican, Polly Findlay's contemporary production of "Macbeth" is on stage at London's Barbican Theatre through January 18, 2019.Opposite Christopher Eccleston, Nia…
By JK Clarke It can be argued that Macbeth is Shakespeare's best and most beloved play. It's an assertion that would certainly spark vigorous…
A landmark year, 2018 sees The Australian Shakespeare Company celebrating the remarkable 30th Anniversary of their Shakespeare Under The Stars. Growing from a kernel of an idea in 1988, Shak…
This is a Macbeth that emphasises the psychological horror of the story. It is a brutal and murderous play, but priority is given to the effects of the violence rather than the violence itse…
Something wicked has arrived in the West End. It comes in the form of the National Youth Theatre REP Company's production of Macbeth, which has been abridged beautifully by Moira Buffini. Sh…
Directed by Natasha Nixon, Macbeth is the latest production by the National Youth Theatre REP Company, and the final in its 2018 season (the two previous productions being Consensual and Vic…
Garrick, LondonThe National Youth Theatre's urgent, gender-fluid production bubbles with intimacy, brutality and fearSpace is in such short supply in the West End that the National Youth The…
The National Youth Theatre's Macbeth " the third and final instalment of the company's 2018 West End season " is the third
Robert Hastie directs Michelle Terry and Paul Ready in this new production of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews…
'Talented young voices': Hailey Bachrach writes on the impressive performances at the heart of the National Youth Theatre's Macbeth. The post Review: Macbeth at the Garrick Theatre appeared …
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse; Harold Pinter; Garrick; the GateThe domestic drama is especially close to home in the Globe's Scottish play. Plus, more exceptional Pinter and a joyous West End repr…
"When shall we three meet again?" ask the three witches at the beginning of Macbeth. Probably quite soon is the answer this
Shakespeare's Globe kicks off their Winter season in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse with the famously bloodthirsty tale of a Scottish king's quest for power. Directed by Robert Hastie, the prod…
You wait so long for a Macbeth then like the buses, four major productions come along at once. The Barbican is staging the Royal Shakespeare Company's offering while the roundly panned Natio…
Flickering flames: Amy Borsuk writes on a production of Shakespeare's tragedy that makes artful use of candlelight. The post Review: Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe appeared first on Ex…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonPaul Ready and Michelle Terry work brilliantly to create a central relationship that feels intimate and believableCasting roles based on real-life relationship…
Robert Hastie's production fully, wonderfully gets the measure of the play
You can't move for Macbeths at the moment. There's the Royal Shakespeare Company's horror-infused staging at the Barbican. There's the National Youth