Macbeth

Overview

This is a very theatrical version, full of sound & fury, histrionics and big arm movements. Cynical audiences might not buy into it, but if you were to go back to the early 1600s this is probably the way you'd see it. The plot of Macbeth, if you were snoozing during high school English class, is about an 11th century Scottish warrior who hatches a dubious plan to steal the throne. Spurred on by his wife Lady Macbeth, who wears the pants in the household, he finds himself swiftly slipping down the path of evil.

Directed by Paul Almond

Top cast

Sean Connery

Macbeth

Zoe Caldwell

Lady Macbeth

Robin Gammell

Malcolm

Bernard Behrens

Lennox

Eric Christmas

Porter

Lawrence Dane

Seyton

W

William Needles

Banquo

Ted Follows

MacDuff

P

Powys Thomas

Duncan

Sharon Acker

Lady MacDuff

Gillie Fenwick

Angus

Rex Hagon

Fleance

Hedley Mattingly

Doctor

R

Ray Bellew

Donalbain

Victoria Mitchell

First Witch / Gentlewoman

N

Natalia Butko

Second Witch

J

Jacqueline Ivings

Third Witch

M

Max Helpmann

Ross

P

Peter Needham

Ross

J

Jay Shannon

Second Murderer

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