A new 120-seat theater is coming to the Loop. On Wabash Avenue, right by the Halal Guys and a Taco Bell Cantina, just across the street from the Elephant & Castle pub, will sit The Lion …
"Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk," by Dmitri Chostakovitch, will be on stage beginning April 2 through April 25, 2019, at the Opera Bastille, Paris.Premiered in 1934 in Leningrad, the opera in four …
Ordinarily, I wouldn't call William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" particularly timeless " important, obviously, but a bit of a relic. Modern adaptations of the 400-year-old play contextualize its …
Something wickedly good this way comes, to paraphrase the Bard himself. In this case, it's the lyrically moving production of "Macbeth," currently packing them in at Dragon Theatre in Redwoo…
Denzel WashingtonandFrances McDormandare set to star ina film adaptation ofMacbethdirected by Joel Coen, according to Deadline.
Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand are bringing Shakespeare back to cinemas. The Tony and Oscar winners are in talks to co-star as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, respectively, in a new major…
A new adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy is in the works from Scott Rudin and director Joel Coen.
As the 18 venue UK and Ireland tour of the National Theatre's production ofMacbeth,directed by Rufus Norris, draws to an end, the NT are delighted to announce the headline successes of the p…
The Off-Broadway lineup also includes two Gothic dramas"Dracula and Frankenstein"in repertory.
Graham Vick's site-specific production of Shostakovich's mocking, transgressive opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk " which takes place in a seedy nightclub on
English Touring Opera, which takes a flexible view on language, presents Verdi's Macbeth in Andrew Porter's English version. Since surtitles are also
Taking their seats in the black box theater, the audience is confronted with three immobile figures cloaked in chiaroscuro, as small, gold-leafed picture frames faintly reflect tiny boxes of…
It amazes me how much the We Happy Few theatre company is able to accomplish through their signature, minimalist approach, and their production of Macbeth exemplifies this. With a cast of fi…
English Touring Opera's production brings immediacy to the drama, as well as fine singing
There is something very noble about the mission of English Touring Opera to bring the art form to parts of the country that would normally never see it. They often bravely overlook the popul…
He grew up listening to his father Pete reciting Shakespeare over breakfast. Now Billy Postlethwaite is taking on the part that obsessed them both: Macbeth Billy Postlethwaite has lost his m…
Set in London during the stock market crash of 1987, this new adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth by award-winning theatre company Proteus takes the macabre tale to the trading room floor. T…
Kitsch and off-kilter, this tightly adapted take on Shakespeare's classic story of regicide and reckless ambition feels surprisingly cheerful. Watermill artistic director
Mr. Coster-Waldau, known for playing Jaime Lannister on HBO's "Game of Thrones," is no stranger to the bloody side of feudal politics.
School is where most of us are introduced to William Shakespeare and the nature of this introduction will often impact on how much we love or loath The Bard in later life.In their series Sha…
Directed by Marti Lyons, this preciselessly abridged tale of ambition and fear embodies the radically modern possibilities of theater.
Performances will begin in May at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
Marking her return to The Barbican, Polly Findlay's contemporary production of "Macbeth" is on stage at London's Barbican Theatre through January 18, 2019.Opposite Christopher Eccleston, Nia…
By JK Clarke It can be argued that Macbeth is Shakespeare's best and most beloved play. It's an assertion that would certainly spark vigorous…
A landmark year, 2018 sees The Australian Shakespeare Company celebrating the remarkable 30th Anniversary of their Shakespeare Under The Stars. Growing from a kernel of an idea in 1988, Shak…