Macbeth

As the City falls into ruin, can Macbeth's Dunsinane Hill Ltd stave off a hostile takeover from Birnam Wood?

In talking about Othello, Nicholas Hytner spoke of the need to update the context through which Shakespeare's plays are seen. Many of the themes they raise are universal. However in the 400 odd years since Macbeth was written, its themes of ambition, corruption, cruelty and power have evolved, perhaps appearing in more subtle and conniving ways than they once did.

For this reason, Infinite Space Theatre's Macbeth is set behind the pristine closed doors of the City. Birnam Wood and Dunsinane Hill are two organisations engaged in a hostile takeover. The witches are police and journalists. Macduff is female, pushing for the representation on the Board which women so woefully lack. And Lady Macbeth plays her cards rather differently, using her husband as a vehicle to vault her desire for power. This is still a play about blood, only the way in which it is spilled has been updated and contemporised.

Thursday 10th to Saturday 26th October 2013. - 7.30pm
No shows on Sundays or Mondays.