Shakespeare meets Mad Max: the Scottish play gets filthy, bloody, and weird.
Counted among his greatest tragedies, Shakespeare’s unsettling combination of warring soldiers and ‘weird sisters’ is brought to life in this post-apocalyptic reimagining of the Scottish play. This production, directed by Gemma Bodinetz and starring David Morrissey in the title role, was captured by Digital Theatre live at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool.
Acting
Morrissey's Macbeth: feral desperation in every gesture.
Direction
Bodinetz strips it to sweat, steel, and prophecy.
Production
Everyman's industrial wasteland becomes Scotland.
Director
Gemma Bodinetz
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