Without warning during this scene, Lady Macbeth faints. This has been argued about ever since the play was first performed. Does she faint to distract attention, because the others might see ...

Lady Macbeth’s tormented sleepwalking scene in which she sings “Una macchia è qui tuttora” (“A stain is still here”), and Macbeth’s tortured “Pietà, rispetto, amore” (“Mercy ...

Michael Mayes leads the cast as Macbeth, the Scottish general who becomes king after murdering the reigning monarch. Mayes is a villain with a velvet-smooth baritone — his big Act IV aria was ...

The production checks off each convention you might think belongs to non-Jamie Lloyd contemporary theatre one after the other. Swanky set? Tick. Random handheld microphone that’s used once? Tick.

Lady Macbeth spurs the ambition in her husband ... "The 'out damned spot' scene, her descent into madness, is the most fun part," Koch said. "You don't see that in many shows.

In this “Macbeth,” there are “no swords, no kilts, no furs, there’s no candlelight,” said Artistic Director Nia Lynn, who ...

The modern-dress show opens not with Scottish lord Macbeth putting down the Thane of Cawdor’s rebellion against King Duncan and then encountering three witches, but with his wife Lady Macbeth ...

A fascinating sociological theatre experiment took place last night. The German finance behemoth Deutsche Bank paid for ...

This modern take on Macbeth proves its themes remain politically poignant. Two Rabbits One Hat’s inaugural production, Macbeth, ran from March 11 to 14 at Union Gallery, offering a fresh and ...

Seen via the lens of the prophetic three witches, a reimagined 'Macbeth' at La Boite Theatre offers much promise, but fails in its vision and delivery.

It does not take him long to submit to Lady Macbeth's taunts, even though they are so harsh. Which emotions might Macbeth be feeling four hours after the murder? In this scene he shows a strange ...