Macbeth now sends murderers to kill Fleance, the son of Banquo, his friend. This is because the witches had also made a promise to Banquo, “Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none.” ...

The Nashville Shakespeare Festival performs a special Macbeth staging for Nashville PBS.

The Atlanta Opera (TAO) thrives and even expands while many classical music organizations contract. Their spring mainstage offerings began this month with Verdi’s “Macbeth. ” But not before the ...

Macbeth is a violent interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. Set on the Northumberland coast, it is directed by Roman Polanski. Roman Polanski has made two films in Northumberland ...

Grotesque details like these not only fit the narrative of “Macbeth,” but functioned to elevate it. Comedic gems unique to the production included Banquo’s son, Fleance, struggling to brandish a sword ...

In these turbulent times, when rumors fly across the ether in nanoseconds and paranoia reigns supreme, when some stare at the abyss, waiting for the crack of doom, it is well worth our time to ...

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Macbeth act 5 (Scooby Doo) Joe, who is also the producer of the show, and Nathan on stage. “It’s scary that it’s becoming seen as an elite space where only wealthy people can access it.

Worried by the witches’ prophecy that Banquo’s heirs instead of Macbeth’s own progeny, will be kings, Macbeth arranges the death of Banquo, though Banquo’s son Fleance escapes. Banquo’s ghost haunts ...

Banquo and his son Fleance become the target of a paranoid MacBeth’s contract hit. Banquo is slain, then gets a juicy role as a ghostly banquet-botherer.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At the Donmar Warehouse, Max Webster’s thrilling staging of Macbeth hurtles forward with the urgency of a ...