Macbeth
- Synopsis
- Polly Findlay’s 2018 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Macbeth starring Christopher Ecclestone and Niamh Cusack, filmed live at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in April 2018. The production references tropes and images of horror cinema and the set is dominated by a clock with a red digital display counting down from two hours to zero, the moment of Macbeth’s death.
- Series
- RSC Live from Stratford Upon Avon
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Year of release
- 2019
- Transmission details
- 14 Jun 2020 at 21:30 (Channel: BBC4)
- Duration
- 124 mins
Credits
- Director
- Polly Findlay
- Music
- Edmund Rubbra; Rupert Cross
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- Scotland; horror films; Macbeth, King of Scots (b? -1057)
Notes
- History
- Premiered in March 2018 at Stratford-upon-Avon before transferring to the Barbican in London in September. It ended its run in January 2019. Broadcast live in cinemas on 11 April 2018 and then shown on BBC4 on 14 June 2020.
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
BoB
- bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk
- Web
- https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2345
- Address
- Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH - Notes
- Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council
Distributor
- Name
Retail outlets
Distributor (DVD)
- Name
Opus Arte
- opusarte@roh.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.opusarte.com/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 9DD
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Macbeth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av78738 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)