A struggling and divided nation, tearing itself apart. So, when the Macbeths see their chance at the crown, why shouldn’t they take it?
But things don’t go according to plan. Dreams quickly turn to nightmares, humanity erodes, nature stirs. As society strives to make sense of the darkness that sits inside it, how long will it take for people to fight back against the endless cycle of violence and corruption?
A visceral and contemporary new production that speaks to a world we find ourselves living in now, asking why has Macbeth haunted our fears and nightmares for centuries, and what lesson this cautionary tale is still urgently trying to communicate to us?
Cast
Macbeth – Alex Austin
Lady Macbeth – Lois Chimimba
Lennox – David Colvin
Lady Macduff – Bianca Stephens
Ross – Sophie Stone
Macduff – Ammar Haj Ahmad
Banquo – Gabriel Akuwudike
Malcolm – Bella Aubin
Creatives
Writer – William Shakespeare
Director – Richard Twyman
Designer – Basia Binkowska
Lighting Designer – Azusa Ono
Sound Designer – Tingying Dong
Casting Director – Polly Jerrold
Movement Director – Rachael Nanyonjo
Fight Director – Sam Lyon-Behan
Dramaturg – Rikki Henry
Associate Director – Rachael Walsh
Associate Designer – Ola Klos
Associate LX Designer & LX Programmer – Jack Hathaway
Associate Sound Designer – Matthew Tuckey
Projection Designer – Will Duke
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre presents an ETT production.
Originally co-produced by ETT, Shakespeare North Playhouse, Northern Stage & Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, in association with Bristol Old Vic.
