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Orson Welles adapted the murderous play in 1948, and there have been many versions since then — each with its own twist. ... When it’s time for Macbeth’s foe to lay on, ...
Polanski’s interpretation of the play ties Macbeth’s — and his wife’s — ambition to their youth. (And the couple are very attracted to each other, physically close, ...
Award winning theatre company, The Shakespeare Edit, will present a bold and visceral reimagining of Shakespeare’s iconic ...
He also recognized the noir elements that suffused the source material. “It seems to me The Tragedy of Macbeth prefigured many of the 20th century tropes of hardboiled fiction. It’s about a ...
Macbeth Broadway in 2013 - Macbeth Director Jack O'Brien brings Shakespeare's MACBETH, with Ethan Hawke in the title role, to Lincoln Center Theater. If you saw either of his Tony winning LCT ...
The focus of Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” which starts streaming today on Apple TV+, naturally falls on Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, who star as an older-than-usual ...
Besides putting a face to evil, Shakespeare had an ulterior motive in writing Macbeth – sucking up to King James I, coronated in 1603, descended from the Stuarts, ancestor of the play’s Banquo.
The legions of readers who adore the dark Scandinavian noir of Jo Nesbø will also love Macbeth, his adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous play.. OK, thank goodness that’s over. Now I can say ...
“You gon’ rework a 400-year-old play just for your ego?” asks one of three witches in the new show “Macbeth in Stride.” Whitney White, who stars as Lady Macbeth in this quasi-feminist ...
Note: The following column discusses plot points of “Macbeth,” which is a play written over 400 years ago, so they’re not spoilers.