Without warning during this scene, Lady Macbeth faints. This has been argued about ever since the play was first performed. Does she faint to distract attention, because the others might see ...

Lady Macbeth’s tormented sleepwalking scene in which she sings “Una macchia è qui tuttora” (“A stain is still here”), and Macbeth’s tortured “Pietà, rispetto, amore” (“Mercy ...

Michael Mayes leads the cast as Macbeth, the Scottish general who becomes king after murdering the reigning monarch. Mayes is a villain with a velvet-smooth baritone — his big Act IV aria was ...

A fascinating sociological theatre experiment took place last night. The German finance behemoth Deutsche Bank paid for ...

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo deliver a 'Macbeth' for the ages, but the curse of Shakespeare's tragedy isn't easy to avoid.

The blood that trickles down the top walls in one scene is easy to miss ... rather than supernal beings, Lady M has had five ...

The production checks off each convention you might think belongs to non-Jamie Lloyd contemporary theatre one after the other ...

That single moment sets the stage for what follows - a modern, inventive take on a timeless classic. Lois Chimimba’s Lady ...

Seen via the lens of the prophetic three witches, a reimagined 'Macbeth' at La Boite Theatre offers much promise, but fails in its vision and delivery.

It does not take him long to submit to Lady Macbeth's taunts, even though they are so harsh. Which emotions might Macbeth be feeling four hours after the murder? In this scene he shows a strange ...