Near the end of Act I of Shakespeare’s Scottish Play, Macbeth contemplates the price that may be paid for his unchecked ambition and lust for power: “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent but ...

In a genius move at the behest of both director Simon Godwin and Ralph Fiennes, the drama of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Macbeth starts long before the action. A first view of the production’s ...

So it was a dagger I saw before me - Max Bennett as Macbeth Max Bennett gives us a (literally) bewitched Macbeth who becomes intoxicated with the prospect of seizing power. Given what conmen call a ...

“Macbeth” is littered with casualties — and not only on the fictional battlefield. The tragedy has taken down a battalion of the finest directors and actors, who have fallen victim to the play’s real ...

More to the point, who would have dreamed that “Macbeth,” one of William Shakespeare’s most intense tragedies, could be so much fun? As conceived by directors Teller (of Penn & Teller fame) and Aaron ...

This feels like a Macbeth for the digital age, one perfectly tailored for fans of its star David Tennant. It’s stylish, evocative – and slightly distancing. But never for a moment can you tear your ...

Macbeth is Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy, and it tells the story of ruthless ambition that spurs a chain of murders. When Scottish general Macbeth is visited by three witches, or “weird sisters,” who ...