First Look: First Day of Rehearsals of Macbeth

The production, which was first seen at the Donmar Warehouse last year, begins performances at the Harold Pinter Theatre on the 1st October.

(c)Craig Sugden

First day of rehearsal images have been released for the West End transfer of Max Webster’s production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre until the 14th December 2024.

(c)Craig Sugden

The cast is led by David Tennant as Macbeth and Cush Jumbo as Lady Macbeth. They are joined on stage by Rob Alexander-Adams, Moyo Akandé, Annie Grace, Jasmin Hinds, Martyn Hodge, Brian James O’Sullivan, , Casper Knopf, Gemma Laurie, Cal MacAninch, Kathleen MacInnes, Alasdair Macrae, Niall MacGregor, Rona Morison, Noof Ousellam, Raffi Phillips, Jatinder Singh Randhawa , Theo Wake, Ros Watt and Benny Young.

(c)Craig Sugden

Unsettling intimacy and brutal action combine at breakneck speed as Max Webster directs the tale of love, murder, and nature’s power of renewal. Groundbreaking sound design and live Celtic folk music (all played through lightweight headphones provided) immerse the audience in every whisper, cry and thought.

This unique production utilises binaural technology to create a 3D sound world, which the audience will experience through wearing headphones, placing them right inside the head of the central couple. The live music will come from an onstage Scottish folk band lead by Alasdair Macrae and featuring award-winning Gaelic singer Kathleen MacInnes.

The full creative team includes: Rosanna Vize (Designer), Bruno Poet (Lighting Designer), Gareth Fry (Sound Designer), Shelley Maxwell (Movement Director), Alasdair Macrae (Composer & Musical Director), Rachel Bown-Williams and Ruth Cooper-Brown of RC-Annie Ltd (Fight Directors), and Anna Cooper CDG (Casting).