Macbeth—Director's
Cut
Concept: Paul Davies and Fern Smith
Directed by Nigel Charnock
Volcano's
Macbeth has shocked audiences in the home counties of England
and delighted those who have craved a truly modern interpretation of
one of Shakespeare's darkest plays.
Macbeth—Director's Cut is a terrifying and disturbing tale
of man's inhumanity to man, of a human nature indelibly marked by murder,
greed and lust. Macbeth the Butcher and his fiend-like Queen - the most
infamous killer couple in history. The poetic beauty and repellent horror
of Shakespeare's nihilistic tragedy are central to this production of
erotic and claustrophobic intensity.
This
two-hander focuses on the deadly intense relationship between Lady Macbeth
and Macbeth: stripping the play bare of its historical and regal cushioning,
it draws parallels with contemporary murderous couples such as Fred
and Rosemary West.
Macbeth—Director's
Cut was premiered at Unity Theatre, Liverpool in late 1998. One
of the company's most talked-about and most travelled shows, it has
toured extensively in the UK and has visted Switzerland, Canada, Greece,
Slovakia, Russia, Spain, Ireland and Sri Lanka.
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"...
it brings one closer to the dark heart of the play than many more orthodox
versions … performed with dauntless energy by Davies and Smith and persuasively
suggests a timeless link between murder and marital passion." The
Guardian 1999
