Macbett
- Synopsis
- Video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the RSC’s production of Ionesco’s play directed by Silviu Purcarete and adapted by Tanya Ronder. David Troughton is Macbett. Two generals, Macbett and Banco put down a rebellion. In payment for their heroic service, Archduke Duncan promises them land, titles and cash but he reneges on the deal. Encouraged by the seductive Lady Duncan, Macbett plots to assassinate the Archduke and crown himself King.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 2007
- Duration
- 170 (including interval).
Credits
- Director
- Silviu Purcarete
- Writer
- Eugene Ionesco; Tanya Ronder
- Music
- Vasile Sirli
- Production Design
- Helmut Sturmer
- Costume
- Lia Mantoc
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Swan Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Ionesco, Eugene (1912-1994)
Notes
- History
- The play was in repertoire in the Swan Theatre from 25th May-21 June 2007.
- Reviews
- Michael Billington. The Guardian (June 18 2007). "Ionesco’s Macbett, first staged in 1972, offers little more than a quirky, parodic footnote that represents the last gasp of Theatre of the Absurd".
Production Company
- 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
Archive
- Name
Shakespeare Birthplace Collections
- collections@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Macbett". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68509 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)