STC PRESENTS MACBETH 1980-2014

Over the 34-year-history of the Sydney Opera House. The design of the production Theatre Company “the Scottish play” has been brought the play fi rmly into the 20th century produced seven times, making it STC’s most by taking on a desolate World War I-like performed production, alongside Away by battlefi eld with actors dressed in military Michael Gow and Two Weeks with the Queen by uniforms. The set design by John Gunter and Mary Morris. lighting by Nigel Levings allowed for the stage to seamlessly morph from place to place creating a sinister atmosphere using arrow MACBETH IN 1982 slits in walls where shards and fragments of light shone through. Sydney Theatre Company’s fi rst production of Macbeth was staged at the Opera House and directed by Richard Wherrett. The MACHOMER IN 2010 performance starred three of Australia’s most celebrated stage actors, John Bell as In 2010 Macbeth at STC was performed by the Macbeth, Robyn Nevin as Lady Macbeth and characters of The Simpsons, titled MacHomer. Colin Friels as Macduff. The 1982 production This adaptation of Macbeth was created by had directorial references of character links Canadian comedian Rick Miller who in his between Macbeth and Hamlet and Lady one man show took on 50 characters Macbeth and Ophelia. The set design had from the cartoon while wearing traditional terracotta hues and was a series of rough, Shakespearean costume and mimicking the “What monolithic slabs creating a primitive setting. voices of the characters. Homer was Macbeth, bloody man Marge was Lady Macbeth, Mr Burns was MACBETH IN 1996 King Duncan and Barney was Macduff. “Is is that?” this a dagger I see before me or a pizza? Mmmmm….pizza?” Macbeth in 1996 was directed by George Ogilvie as part of the STC Education Programme. Ogilvie aimed to combine stark VS MACBETH IN 2010 realism with nightmare-like episodes to produce what he called a “sombre fairy-tale.” Vs Macbeth was the fi rst production of STC’s

SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY AND UBS PRESENT This version of Macbeth was a Celtic period Next Stage program and a co-production with piece set in an ‘eternal place’ with a large The Border Project. The play was a conceptual dragon swallowing its tail painted on the fl oor production that used the notion that ‘the of the stage with a bowl fi lled with red water Scottish play’ is a haunted and cursed play. MACBETH at the centre. Director Sam Haren incorporated some of the BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE HUGO WEAVING AS ONE OF known incidents documented in productions 21 JUL – 27 SEP SYDNEYTHEATRE.COM.AU SHAKESPEARE’S MOST of Macbeth such as a lighting rig falling onto SYDNEY THEATRE 9250 1777 @SYDNEYTHEATRECO #STCMACBETH COMPLEX PROTAGONISTS MACBETH IN 1999 DIRECTOR LIGHTING DESIGNER WITH PRODUCTION PATRONS PRESENTING SPONSOR MEDIA PARTNER the stage halfway through the production. KIP WILLIAMS NICK SCHLIEPER PAULA ARUNDELL JOHN GADEN DESIGNER COMPOSER & KATE BOX MELITA JURISIC DAVID AND The show featured many falls and tumbles, ALICE BABIDGE SOUND DESIGNER IVAN DONATO ROBERT MENZIES CLAIRE PARADICE MAX LYANDVERT Starring Colin Friels again but this time in the EDEN FALK HUGO WEAVING an on-stage electric guitarist and the killings title role, STC’s 1999 production of Macbeth Photo Michele Aboud occurred using guns fi lled with paintballs. was a dark and sinister performance at the