GOAT Mcr festival: “Audiences like the danger of live theatre”
This is the full audio of the article Today we're speaking to Evelyn Roberts, the mastermind behind a new Shakespeare festival in Manchester. It promises au...
Macbeth
Stop Claiming Your Work is ‘Female-Led’, Just Because There’s Women In It
Alice Flynn is not happy about the flippant use of the term 'female-led' for shows that really, just aren't. Does she think a show directed by a man can ever b...
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Review: Macbeth, Royal Exchange, Manchester
Macbeth is the season opener at the Royal Exchange, in Sarah Frankcom’s final season as Artistic Director. Directed by Christopher Haydon, this is a bold, ambi...
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Review: Macbeth, Temple Church
The decision to stage Macbeth in a church is deliberate and powerful. The stage rises up in a long aisle between the facing pews. The audience are transformed ...
Review: Macbeth, The Garrick Theatre
Directed by Natasha Nixon, Macbeth is the latest production by the National Youth Theatre REP Company, and the final in its 2018 season (the two previous produc...
Niamh Cusack: “The Macbeths are flesh and blood, they’re not monsters”
Josephine Balfour Oatts chats to Niamh Cusack in the run up to her role as Lady Macbeth at the Barbican. Expect baby comparisons and much love for Shakespeare. ...