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Reviews

  • Four stars

    The Guardian

    "Colin Grenfell's harsh lighting fizzles and sputters."
  • Four stars

    The Daily Express

    "The atmosphere conjured by Francis O’Connor’s set depicting a dank, decaying castle lit by sputtering industrial lamps, is palpably evil."
  • Four stars

    Liverpool Daily Post

    "[Morrissey] speaks Shakespeare’s words as if they belong to him and as if iambic pentameter were his mother tongue"

Resources

  • The play 6
    • Filmed production
    • Audio Theatre
    • Play Text
  • Practice & Practitioners 10
    • Practical guide
    • Interview
    • Workshop
  • Theory & Criticism 2
    • Study guide
    • Documentary
  • Filmed production
  • Audio Theatre
  • Play Text
  • Practical guide
  • Interview
  • Workshop
  • Study guide
  • Documentary

Cast & creative team

Characters

  • Macbeth
    David Morrissey
  • Malcolm
    Mark Arends
  • Banquo
    Ken Bradshaw
  • King Duncan
    Richard Bremmer
  • Lady Macbeth’s Doctor
    Richard Bremmer
  • Porter
    Richard Bremmer
  • Angus
    Neil Caple
  • Lennox
    Neil Caple
  • Lady Macbeth
    Julia Ford
  • Lady Macduff
    Gillian Kearney
  • Witch 1
    Gillian Kearney
  • Witch 2
    Eileen O’brien
  • Macduff
    Matthew Flynn
  • Lord
    Syrus Lowe
  • Ross
    Syrus Lowe
  • Donalbain
    Shaun Mason
  • Messenger
    Shaun Mason
  • Witch 3
    Nathan Mcmullen
  • Bloody Captain
    Gavin Marshall
  • Mendeth
    Gavin Marshall

Team

  • Gemma Bodinetz
    Director
  • Francis O'Connor
    Designer
  • Colin Grenfell
    Lighting Designer
  • Fergus O'Hare
    Sound Designer
  • Peter Coyte
    Composer
  • Brett Young
    Fight Director
  • Tess Dignan
    Voice Coach
  • Jacquie Davis
    Costume Supervisor
  • Kay Magson CDG
    Casting Director
  • William Shakespeare
    Writer