RSC confirms full Macbeth cast joining Sam Heughan and Lia Williams

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced full casting for its upcoming production of Macbeth, directed by Daniel Raggett, running at The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon from 9 October to 6 December 2025.

As previously revealed, Sam Heughan will make his RSC debut in the title role opposite Lia Williams as Lady Macbeth.

Joining them will be Alec Newman as Macduff, Nicholas Karimi as Banquo, and Alison Peebles, Eilidh Fisher and Irene Macdougall as the witches.

The wider company features Michael Abubakar as Lennox, Gilly Gilchrist as Duncan/Siward, Jamie Marie Leary as Lady Macduff, John McLarnon as Ross, Conor McLeod as Angus, Christopher Patrick Nolan as Priest, and Calum Ross as Malcolm.

The production will also offer bar-style seating for all performances, with additional Saturday evening performances added on 8 and 22 November following high demand.

Raggett, whose Edward II played in the Swan Theatre earlier this year, leads a creative team including Anna Reid (set and costume), Ryan Day (lighting), Tingying Dong (sound), Alex Payne (fight direction) and Rebecca Latham (dramaturgy). Casting is by Charlotte Sutton.

Speaking about the production, Raggett said: “Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a play that needs no introduction. With the RSC’s last production of it only two years ago there’s no reason to revive it unless you’re going to look at it with fresh eyes – and along with this exceptional, almost exclusively Scottish, company that is what I intend to do.”

Tickets are available via the RSC box office.