The Donmar Warehouse production of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth officially opens at the London venue December 15 following previews that began December 8. Performances are scheduled to continue through February 10, 2024.
David Tennant (Lobby Hero, Good, Doctor Who) stars in the title role with Cush Jumbo (Hamlet, The Good Fight) as Lady Macbeth. Max Webster directs.
The Scottish play also features Moyo Akandé as Ross, Annie Grace as
Musician and Gentlewoman, Brian James O’Sullivan as
Donalbain/Soldier/Murderer and Musician, Casper Knopf as Macduff's
Son/Fleance/Young Siward, Cal MacAninch as Banquo, Kathleen MacInnes as
The Singer and ensemble, Alasdair Macrae as Musician and ensemble, Rona
Morison as Lady Macduff, Noof Ousellam as Macduff, Raffi Phillips as
Macduff's Son/Fleance/Young Siward, Jatinder Singh Randhawa as The
Porter/Seytan, Ros Watt as Malcolm, and Benny Young as Duncan/Doctor.
The production uses binaural technology to create a 3D
sound world, which the audience experiences through headphones, placing them inside the head of the central couple.
Director Webster collaborated with sound designer Gareth Fry,
who previously used binaural sound for Complicité’s The Encounter.
Live music comes from an onstage Scottish folk band led by composer and musical director Alasdair Macrae and featuring Gaelic singer Kathleen MacInnes.
The creative team also includes designer Rosanna Vize, lighting
designer Bruno Poet, movement director Shelley Maxwell, fight directors
Rachel Bown-Williams and Ruth Cooper-Brown of RC-Annie Ltd., and casting
director Anna Cooper.
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