Articles about Macbeth
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Here at the National, as with many other attempts, the production's vision lacks real purpose and fails to engage with the complex motivation of Macbeth himself, leaving him and us nowhere t…
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The show began performances at the Olivier Theatre February 26.
The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. Shakespeare's most intense and terri…
Night clubbers, taxidermy and a decapitated head in a box: Ka Bradley reviews the Marc Bruce Company's dance adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy
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Rufus Norris returns to Shakespeare after 25 years with a starry production at the National in London. Guardian photographer Tristram Kenton dropped in for an exclusive look Continue reading…
Wilton's Music Hall; Hackney Showroom, LondonThe heart's deepest desires are visited by Jonathan Goddard's lean and savage thane and Sweetshop Revolutions's celebration of sexual awakeningTh…
Macbeth is an obvious box office draw for the theatre and the work is fundamentally solid, but it's hard to shake the feeling it's all a little safe, except for one performance that Bristol …
It's bitterly cold outside and the ice settling on my skin doesn't abate as I take my seat in Wilton's Music Hall. It's dark, cold and perfectly eerie. Fog snakes across the room and a quiet…
Wilton's Music Hall, LondonFrom gibbering witches to cascading horror, this darkly hectic dance adaptation is beautifully executedAs the choreographer of Dracula, The Odyssey and other dark …
London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams to a new epic and a lush romance, here are…
Macbeth delivered by dancers in a unique space, beautifully lit, creating an electrifying theatrical experience.
Mark Bruce really puts the murk in Macbeth. It's an unremittingly dark piece of dance-theatre for which Wilton's Music Hall, with its
A bloodstained dance adaptation that's curiously short on drama
Macbeth, with its use of violence as a political tool, is among the more receptive of Shakespeare`s plays to a modern overlay.
There were more than a few raised eyebrows when the all new Factory Company from Tobacco Factory Theatres announced it's first play would be a Shakespeare. Having moved the acclaimed Shakesp…
In the late 1930s, a radio drama premiered with an ominous narrated introduction: "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" But the Shadow had … Click to Cont…
With Christopher Eccleston and Rory Kinnear taking a stab at Shakespeare's thane, we look at the trouble with one of its most famous " and weirdest " momentsMacbeth is full of things that mu…
The question of Shakespeare’s continued relevance in the modern world is an inquiry that never fully quiets. After all, so much has changed across four centuries since William Shakespeare …
Polly Findlay directs Shakespeare's tragedy for the RSC
The vicious, barbaric undercurrent in Shakespeare's fear-filled tragedy erupts in Icarus Theatre's kinetic and blood-thirsty production.
Ian Merrill Peakes and Chaon Cross will star in Teller and Aaron Posner's music and magic-infused "Macbeth," Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced Monday. Joining Peakes as Macbeth and Cross…
The pair previously collaborated on Chicago Shakespeare's 2015 production of The Tempest.
