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
Christopher EcclestonMacbeth
Niamh CusackLady Macbeth
Edward BennettMacduff
Luke NewberryMalcolm
Raphael SowoleBanquo
Bally GillRoss
David ActonKing Duncan
Donna BanyaDonalbain
Mariam HaqueLady Macduff
Michael HodgsonPorter
Paul DoddsSiward, Earl of Northumberland

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

Email
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

Email
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 12 Nov 2024)