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By Deborah McAndrew Director Robert Marsden Designer Mila Sanders Lighting Jo Dawson Sound James Earls-Davis Music Peter Golding Fights Kate Waters |
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| Setting the record straight? Critics of Shakespeare's wholesale defamation of the fiery Macbeth beware! Now, at last, is a new play, based on new facts about the life of the much maligned Scottish king. Deborah McAndrew's King Macbeth paints a compelling portrait of a gifted and charismatic young man, blown by the winds of birth, grief and love to the brink of power. Using a haunting blend of music, prose and verse, McAndrew discovers passion, violence and surprising tenderness in 11th Century Scotland. The reputation of a great man is restored... or is it? |
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KING MACBETH may be a chance to “set the record straight” on the life of the 11th century Scottish king Macbeth, but this new account is no less dramatic than Shakespeare’s ever popular version. (staffordshire newsletter) read more...
Actress turned playwright McAndrew revisited the available historical sources and decided Shakespeare's version did not sit easily with what little is known about the real-life 11th century Scottish king.
And, thanks to McAndrew's powerful script, Macbeth (Scottish actor Angus King) is transformed into a charismatic general, a leader of men who is betrayed by his family and racked with grief after the death of his father.(thisisstaffordshire) read more...
Deborah’s writing credits include an adaptation of The Bells and Vacuum for Northern Broadsides, both directed by Conrad Nelson, Flamingoland at the New Vic, Staffordshire, directed by Gwenda Hughes and Oliver Twist at Bolton Octagon
With thanks to Staffordshire University Drama, Performance and Theatre Arts. |
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