Choosing the right opener for a theatrical season is always a fraught gamble. An opening demands ambition and momentum, all while securing trust in the audience that what follows will reward them.

The Royal Shakespeare Company has released production photos from its modern-dress “Macbeth,” marking Sam Heughan‘s first performance with the company and his return to theater after 10 years focused ...

The RSC’s production of Macbeth comes at an apt time. Greed for power at any expense is the universal feature of politics and business, living as we do in this bizarre mix of entertainment and reality ...

At this year's Stratford Festival, acclaimed Canadian theatre maker Robert Lepage is putting a new spin on Macbeth with a bold reimagining that incorporates leather jackets, tattoos and the sound of ...

After successfully changing the game back in 2018 with his innovative production of CORIOLANUS, Director Robert Lepage is back at the Stratford Festival with a production of MACBETH that is sure to be ...

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo's acclaimed production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth will soon be available to watch from the comfort of your own home. The acting powerhouses teamed up for a ...

This brisk staging for young audiences has acrobatic witches and action-movie fights but misses some of the play’s bloodcurdling weirdness Here is a Macbeth for young audiences that is full of ...

A prophecy muddles the brain of a brave general and kick-starts the upheaval of a divided nation. Consumed by his personal ambition and the absolute devotion to his wife, Macbeth murders and betrays ...

Photograph of Jack Carter (Macbeth), Kenneth Renwick (Second Murderer) and George Nixon (First Murderer) in the Federal Theatre Project production of Macbeth at the Lafayette Theatre, Harlem. Library ...

Above – Kevin Hopkins, Alex Cooper, Dion Mills, Anna Burgess and Jackson Mcgovern. Cover – Hugh Sexton. Photos – Ben Fon. There’s something different about seeing Shakespeare performed outside under ...

Close up on an undiluted bowl of water sitting centre stage. Slowly, droplets of thick, red blood fall, blotching the crystal-clear liquid – order turning into crimson chaos. These are the opening ...