Macbeth

Synopsis: A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1988 production of Macbeth. Directed by Adrian Noble with Miles Anderson and Amanda Root as the Macbeths.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 12 Jun 1989
Duration: 141 mins

Director

Adrian Noble

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Geoffrey Burgon

Production Design

Bob Crowley

Cast

Miles Anderson	Macbeth
Amanda Root	Lady Macbeth
Colin McCormack	Macduff
Duncan Bell	Malcolm
Tony Armatrading	Banquo
Benjamin Fellows	Fleance
Campbell Morrison	Captain
Campbell Morrison	Doctor of Physic
David Clark (2)	Macduff’s son
David Soloman	Seyton
Desmond Barrit	Porter
Desmond Barrit	Ross
Hannah Young	Macduff child
Henrietta Smethurst	Macduff child
James Macaro	Macduff’s son
James Purefoy	Donalbain
James Purefoy	Cream faced loon (Servant)
Jill Spurrier	Gentlewoman
Joanna Roth	Witch (3rd)
John Bott	Old Man
John Bott	Siward, Earl of Northumberland
John Paul Streets	Macduff’s son
Ken Shorter	Murderer (2nd)
Mark Sproston	Angus
Maureen Beattie	Lady Macduff
Miller. Patrick	Young Siward
Nicholas Selby	King Duncan
Peter Lennon	Menteith
Pip Hinton	Witch (1st)
Raymond Rand	Macduff’s son
Stephen Jacobs	Lennox
Vivienne Rochester	Witch (2nd)
Wayne Mason	Fleance

Notes: A second copy was recorded at the Barbican 5 June 1989.
History: Press night 4 May 1988
Stills: Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
Reviews: Smallwood, Robert. Shakespeare Quarterly 40 (1989), pp83-94 (review article).

Name: Royal Shakespeare Company
Web: https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
Address: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

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