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Macbeth

Adapted by Emily Burns and directed by Simon Godwin, with set and costume design by Frankie Bradshaw
In association with Trafalgar Releasing, Wessex Grove and Underbelly

A man (Ralph Fiennes) with a beard and short hair, wearing a white shirt with rolled-up sleeves, stands on stage. He extends one arm forward, with a serious expression. The background is dimly lit with concrete steps visible.

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Macbeth is coming.

A couple corrupted by their relentless lust for power have blood on their hands. Witness the gripping tale of greed, murder, deception, and superstition. Once you cross the line, you can never turn back.

Tony and BAFTA Award winner Ralph Fiennes (Antony & Cleopatra, Schindler’s List, Coriolanus) and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma (Present Laughter, Game of Thrones, Luther) star in the ‘full-voltage visceral’ (★★★★ Daily Telegraph) production of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Filmed live at Dock X, a custom-built theatre space in London, this critically acclaimed staging of Macbeth ‘that quickens the pulse, then goes for the jugular’ (★★★★ Financial Times) is now streaming.

Directed by Simon Godwin (Antony & Cleopatra, Romeo & Juliet, Hansard) and adapted by Emily Burns with set and costume design by Frankie Bradshaw (Jerusalem, Blues for an Alabama Sky), this is a cinematic and ‘beautifully staged’ (★★★★ WhatsOnStage) production that brings ‘Shakespeare’s tragedy pulsing into the present day’ (★★★★★ The I).

In association with Eilene Davidson Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions and Trafalgar Releasing.

Produced for the stage by Wessex Grove, Underbelly, Gavin Kalin Productions, Eilene Davidson Productions, MarketStall, Winkler & Smalberg, Cultura Limited. In association with Shakespeare Theatre Company.

Suitability

★★★★★

‘Brings Shakespeare’s tragedy pulsing in to the present day‘

The i

★★★★

‘A full-voltage visceral Macbeth. Ralph Fiennes is pure poetry‘

Daily Telegraph 

★★★★

‘A Macbeth that quickens the pulse and then goes for the jugular‘

Financial Times 

★★★★

‘Beautifully staged. Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma are a killer couple. Spectacular‘

WhatsOnStage

4 Reviews

Trailer

A man (Ralph Fiennes) with a beard and short hair, wearing a khaki jacket with camo sleeves, stands on stage with a woman (Indira Varma) with short, curly hair in a grey cardigan. They are stood close together, her hand on his chest, staring at each other with serious expressions. The background is dimly lit with concrete steps visible.
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Macbeth is available with Audio Description.

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Gallery

A woman with curly hair stands on a stage, wearing a light sweater. She places her hands near her chest while holding a small white piece of paper. The background features a textured, brown wall.
A woman with curly hair stands on a stage, wearing a light sweater. She places her hands near her chest while holding a small white piece of paper. The background features a textured, brown wall.
A woman with curly hair stands on a stage, wearing a light sweater. She places her hands near her chest while holding a small white piece of paper. The background features a textured, brown wall.
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A man (Ralph Fiennes) with a beard and short hair, wearing a blue jacket and a tie, stands on stage with a woman (Indira Varma) with short, curly hair in a blue dress. She is sat and he is stood close to her, leaning over a table, staring at empty space with serious expressions. The background is dimly lit with concrete steps visible. A man (Ralph Fiennes) with a beard and short hair, wearing a khaki jacket with camo sleeves, stands on stage with a woman (Indira Varma) with short, curly hair in a grey cardigan. They are stood close together, her hand on his chest, staring at each other with serious expressions. The background is dimly lit with concrete steps visible. Three women with dishevelled hair and ripped clothes sit closely together on concrete steps on a stage. They are all looking in the same direction with raised eyebrows. The stage is brightly lit. A dramatic stage scene with dim lighting shows a man in the foreground. Silhouetted figures, smoke, and a dimly lit backdrop create a mysterious and intense atmosphere. A man (Ralph Fiennes) with a beard and short hair, wearing a white shirt with rolled-up sleeves, stands on stage. He extends one arm forward, with a serious expression. The background is dimly lit with concrete steps visible.

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Photography by Marc Brenner