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Macbeth
by
William Shakespeare
Directed by Ronnie Dykstra
19th - 26th March, 2011
This drama is one of the great tragedy themed plays by William Shakespeare.
The themes illustrated in the play include ambition, fate, deception and treachery.
Three witches decide to confront the great Scottish general Macbeth on his victorious return from a war between Scotland and Norway.
The Scottish king, Duncan, decides that he will confer the title of the traitorous Cawdor on the heroic Macbeth.
Macbeth, and another General called Banquo, happen upon the three witches.
The witches predict that he will one day become king.
He decides that he will murder Duncan.
Macbeth's wife agrees to his plan.
He then murders Duncan assisted by his wife who smears the blood of Duncan on the daggers of the sleeping guards.
A nobleman called Macduff discovers the body.
Macbeth kills the guards insisting that their daggers smeared with Duncan's blood are proof that they committed the murder.
The crown passes to Macbeth. More murders ensue and the bloodied ghost of Banquo appears to Macbeth.
Lady Macbeth's conscience now begins to torture her and she imagines that she can see her hands covered with blood.
She commits suicide. Macduff kills Macbeth and Malcolm becomes king.
King Duncan |
Mike Bullimore |
Malcolm, his elder son |
Angus Macalister |
Captain |
Martin Fitzgerald |
Lennox, a Scottish Thane |
Adam Peerbaccus |
Ross, a Scottish Thane |
Ian McBride |
1st Witch |
Jill Ollerenshaw |
2nd Witch |
Celia Bonner |
3rd Witch |
Linda Batson |
Macbeth, Thane of Glamis,
later of Cawdor, and later King |
Bryn Thomas |
Banquo, A Scottish Thane |
Steve Williamson |
Lady Macbeth |
Alexandra Johnson |
Macbeth's Servant |
Ben Shotton |
Fleance, Banquo's son |
Alex Taylor |
Porter |
Chris Simmons |
Macduff, a Scottish Thane |
Alex Bingle |
Donalbain, King Duncan's younger son |
Laurie Johnson |
First Murderer |
Martin Fitzgerald |
Second Murderer |
Chris Simmons |
Apparitions |
Ben Shotton
Liam Branagan
Laurie Johnson |
Lady Macduff |
Rhianne Statom-Barnett |
Macduff's son |
Jonathan Birchall
Tom Seal |
Messenger |
Liam Branagan |
Doctor |
Mike Bullimore |
Gentlewoman |
Valerie Middleton-Egan |
Seyton, Macbeth's Armourer |
Laurie Johnson |
Seyward, Earl of Northumberland,
Malcolm's uncle |
Martin Fitzgerald |
Stage Manager |
Helen Bingle |
Sound & original music |
Mark Seyler |
Lighting |
Bruce Williams |
Design & Special Effects |
Jacque Bilsborough |
Wardrobe |
Pat Barrow
Carole Holmes
and the Green Room Wardrobe Team |
Properties / ASM |
Jane Newman |
Properties |
Jenny Norris |
Prompt |
Belinda Coghlan |
Fight arranger |
Peter Birch |
Set Construction |
The Green Room Team |
Chaperone for the Juniors |
Christina Theobald |
Liaison |
Lottie Tyler |
House Manager |
Trevor Jones
David Melliar-Smith |
The play was kindly sponsored by:
Motrax Motor Accessories, 88 Chapel Lane
Chapel Interiors, 33 Chapel Lane
Bill Not Weed, Wilmslow
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