Max Webster’s production of Shakespeare’s play has transferred to the West End following a run at the Donmar Theatre last year.
The company of Macbeth celebrated the opening of Macbeth last night, which continues to play at the Harold Pinter Theatre until the 14th December.
Last night’s performance was attended by Fearne Cotton, Poppy Delevingne, Alex Hassell, Celia Imrie,Mark Gaitiss, Aidan Turner and Michael Sheen.
The cast for the production 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.
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.
Max Webster’s 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 involved with the production 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).
You can check out our review from the Donmar Warehouse run of the production here.
To book tickets for the West End run visit: ATG tickets, Love Theatre.com or London Box Office.