In a land almost afraid to know itself, in a country where unnatural deeds are commonplace, and where the night is filled with a restless ecstasy, Shakespeare's tragedy of ambition and guilt unfolds.
Platform 4's production creates a taut psychodrama that crackles with a wild electricity, brought alive by the sonic experiments of composer and guitarist Bic Hayes and sound designer Jules Bushell.
Characters appear and disappear from the shadows as part of a nightmarish vision, played out under an immense canopy of darkness.
Building on the success of their Tempest, this Macbeth employs sparse staging and creates unique atmospheres whilst keeping the play intact, compelling, and fresh.
"Platform4's strong visual approach create theatrical rough magic."
Lyn Gardner The Guardian
This piece sees us collaborating with co-Artistic Directors Tamsin Fessey and Lynne Forbes of Dorset based Angel Exit Theatre
14 Sept 2.30pm & 7.30pm | Arc Theatre, Trowbridge | 0845 2990476 |
16 Sept 3pm | St Bede’s School, Hailsham | 01323 843252 |
20 - 22 Sept 7.30pm | Nuffield Theatre, Southampton | 023 80671771 |
27 Sept 7.30pm | Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, Taunton | 01823 414141 |
28 Sept 1pm | Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, Taunton | 01823 414141 |
28 Sept 7.30pm | Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, Taunton | 01823 414141 |
10 Oct 7.30pm | EM Forster Theatre, Tonbridge | 01732 304241 |
13 Oct 7.30pm | Theatre Royal, Margate | 0845 1301786 |
15 Oct 7.30pm | The Brook Theatre, Chatham | 01634 338338 |
18 Oct 2.30pm & 7pm | University of Winchester, Winchester | 01962 808015 |
3 Nov 8pm | West End Centre, Aldershot | 01252 330040 |
4 Nov 7.30pm | Brighton Dome, Pavilion Theatre. | 01273 709709 |
5 Nov 2.30pm | Brighton Dome, Pavilion Theatre. | 01273 709709 |
10 Nov 7.45pm | Riverfront Theatre & Arts Centre, Newport | 01633 656757 |
15 - 16 Nov 8pm | South Street, Reading | 0118 9606060 |
18 Nov 7pm | Pegasus Theatre, Oxford | 01865 812150 |
19 Nov 1pm & 7pm | Pegasus Theatre, Oxford | 01865 812150 |
24 Nov 7.30pm | Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex, Colchester | 01206 873288 |
2 - 3 Feb 7.30pm | Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts | 08444 068666 |
7 - 8 Feb 7.30pm | Unity Theatre, Liverpool | 0151 7094988 |