"The moon is down; I have not heard the clock." Those words"spoken by 10-year-old Owen Peakes in the Folger Theatre's startling new production of Macbeth"send a faint tremor through the pack…
By Marcina Zaccaria The Scottish play is always a bloody, vengeful riot, fit to topple any pre-existing play structure that might rival it. Fans of this Shakespea…
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe may once have been considered a rite of passage, where many of today's leading performers cut their teeth and before
Fri, September 7 @ Folger Theatre, presented by Folger Theatre -- Robert Aubry Davis—host of WETA’s “Around Town” and of the national early music program “Mille…
Rufus Norris’ post-apocalyptic production will tour across the U.K. and Ireland beginning in September.
Michael Nardone BBC One's The Night Manager and Rellik, HBO's Rome will play the title role in Rufus Norris' touring production of Macbeth, with Kirsty Besterman Genesis Inc. at Hampstead Th…
If I walked into the Highwood to see the fledgling 4615 Theatre's stab at the Scottish Play with lowered expectations, I hope my readers and colleagues can forgive me. There were numerous re…
Why do people commit evil, and once they have started, why can't they stop? Now, as always, it is a question worth asking. Macbeth, one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, is an exploration of …
By Marcina Zaccaria Yuko Ninagawa directs a captivating production of Macbeth at this year's Lincoln Center Mostly Mozart Festival. The script, translated by Yushi Odashima, is…
I think there are few earthly pleasures quite like sitting in a restaurant with a fantastic cup of coffee, discussing theatre with intelligent and driven professionals. Jordan Friend, Artist…
Tue, September 4 thru Sun, September 23 @ Folger Theatre, presented by Folger Theatre -- Shakespeare’s murderous tragedy is seen anew in Davenant’s Restoration-era adaptation whi…
Artistic Director of the National Theatre Rufus Norris met with invited guests this week at the Theatre Royal Bath to talk about the touring production of Macbeth and his vision and passion.…
This year's Stafford Festival Shakespeare production provides a breathtaking insight into the Scottish medieval world. Designer Simon Kenny's castle ruins blend brilliantly
In this country, too often there’s a crude, limiting idea of what Shakespeare on stage looks like. Audiences expect opaque verse, loud
I recently returned from six weeks in Kyrgyzstan directing the first ever Kyrgyz translation of Macbeth, made from Russian into Kyrgyz, at
The production runs through July 2.
An all-star line-up could not mask all of the flaws in Harry Kupfer's staid production
McKellen: Playing The Part, a documentary from director Joe Stephenson, premieres in the U.S. June 19.
Macbeth at the National Theatre is a dystopian look at one of Shakespeare's most well-known plays, ushering in a new dark age in the aftermath of civil war " Anne-Marie Duff and Nicholas Kar…
Michael Balogun spent his early years in and out of jail " until he decided to become an actor. Balogun tells NPR's Lakshmi Singh about his extraordinary journey.
Take a glimpse at the classic from London’s Royal Shakespeare Company.