A prophecy muddles the brain of a brave general and kick-starts the upheaval of a divided nation. Consumed by his personal ambition and the absolute devotion to his wife, Macbeth murders and betrays ...

New York City of the 1970s was a scourge of epic proportions. The grime and the underbelly bubbling up from the scorching pavement made Gotham quite the menace, for those who chose to see it that way.

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 ...

“Blood will have blood.” Those stark words, spoken in a soul-deadened voice by Ralph Fiennes, acquire a harsh contemporary resonance in the stunningly good production of “Macbeth” being presented by ...

It’s the season of Macbeths. Shakespeare’s swiftest and most gory tragedy has already been seen at the RSC, and David Tennant and Cush Jumbo will offer their version at the Donmar before Christmas.

Sam Heughan and Lia Williams in Macbeth - '£7.50 a pint in that London Makkers' In high concept stuff like this, detail is crucial and Anna Reid’s set is perfect, the smallest of the RSC’s three ...

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 ...