Macbeth

Synopsis

The Scottish Play - theatrical types consider saying its name to be unlucky! Thrust into power by his overwhelming desires and an over ambitious wife, Macbeth finds his only security is to murder and murder again. From "When shall we three meet again" to "is this a dagger I see before me" this is a powerful Shakespearean drama.

Our Review:

22 September 2004

NOTE: This review dates from September 2004 and this production's first London run at the Arcola Theatre. For current venue information, visit performance listings. Out of Joint's latest Macbeth has been moved to an unnamed African state in turmoil. The setting works exceptionally well stirring echoes of Idi Amin, Liberia, Sudan, Mugabe and those dreadful pictures of child soldiers carrying AK-47s, it is un-nerving how well the story carries over to these violent, ego-driven, crazed times.

The performance is a promenade one, at Oxford this meant starting in the workshops around the back and then the back of the stage area and a sectioned off area at the front of the stage. The bareness of the sets, and being ushered around by angry, gun-totting guards draws the audience into the show, we sit in random chairs around the room as if guests and are invited to observe and witness events both on stage and in the 'private rooms' of the str...

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81.153.55.115) - 2 February 2005:

This play is a must-see I have seen a few Macbeth's in my time but this is the best because you feel involved due to the promeade and the energy is papable. There are thrilling, excellent performances from the cast particularly Danny Sapani's Macbeth, Monica Dolan's Lady M and Sidney Cole as a grieving Macduff who nails the part with aplomb. I highly recommend that you beg, steal or borrow to get a ticket before the show ends on Sat 5th Feb. ...

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