Dunsinane

Synopsis: Radio drama. As sequel to Macbeth, its narrative is formed by the events following the defeat of Macbeth by Malcolm and an English army in the Battle of Dunsinane. In Greig’s version, Lady Macbeth is known as Gruach. Having outlived her second husband Macbeth, after she had Macbeth kill her first husband, Gruach continued to enforce the Moray claim to the throne via herself and her son by her first marriage. The playwright parallels the attempted nation-building by the English leader Siward and the continued bloodshed against the English occupying forces with contemporary events in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also includes the Shakespearean characters MacDuff and Malcolm, as well as introducing new characters such as Siward’s English subordinate Lord Egham and a chorus of English soldiers.
Series: Drama on 3
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 30 Jan 2011 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration: 90 mins

Director

Roxana Silbert

Producer

David Ian Neville

Writer

David Greig

Music

Nick Powell

Cast

Ewan Stewart	Macduff
Brian Ferguson	Malcolm
Alex Mann	Egham
Daniel Rose	Edward
Jack Farthing	Boy soldier
Jonny Phillips	Siward, Earl of Northumberland
Joshua Jenkins	Eric
Lisa Hogg	Hen girl
Sandy Grierson	Lulach
Siobhan Redmond	Gruach

History: The play premiered in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Hampstead Theatre from 10 February to 6 March 2010, directed by Roxana Silbert.

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