The Scottish Play - theatrical types consider saying its name to be unlucky! Thrust into power by his overwhelming desires and an over ambitious wife, Macbeth finds his only security is to murder and murder again. From "When shall we three meet again" to "is this a dagger I see before me" a powerful Shakespearean drama. In his shortest, most popular tragedy, Shakespeare evokes a country torn apart by civil war, traumatised by complete breakdown of law and order. And power is up for grabs. Into this chaos steps Macbeth, a military hero, spurred on by his ambitious wife - and a dangerous fascination with witchcraft. Each new morn new widows howl, new orphans cry? Stands Scotland where it did? Transforming unexpected spaces, Out of Joint’s 10th Anniversary production looks at an unstable state, ‘where to do harm is often laudable,’ and where brutality envelops young and old.| 9 Nov 04 to 13 Nov 04 | Home Theatre Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Oct 04 to 6 Nov 04 | Arcola Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Oct 04 to 9 Oct 04 | Arts Centre Aberystwyth, Ceredigion Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Oct 04 to 6 Oct 04 | Theatr Brycheiniog (Brecon Theatre) Brecon, Powys Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 28 Sep 04 to 2 Oct 04 | Octagon Theatre Bolton, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 Sep 04 to 25 Sep 04 | Oxford Playhouse Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Sep 04 to 18 Sep 04 | Lawrence Batley Theatre Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
