RELEASE DATE AUGUST 2014
Shakespeare MACBETH Shakespeare’s Globe
Macbeth Joseph Millson Lady Macbeth Samantha Spiro Macduff Stuart Bowman Banquo Billy Boyd Duncan Gawn Grainger Malcolm Philip Cumbus Lady Macduff Finty Williams
Director Eve Best Music Olly Fox
Recorded live at Shakespeare Globe, London, June 2013.
1 x DVD
Catalogue number: OA1137D Dealer price: £13.61 Barcode: 809478011378 Running time: 147 minutes Subtitles: EN/FR/DE Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Territory Exclusion North America
When three witches tell Macbeth that he is destined to occupy the throne of Scotland, he and his wife choose to become the instruments of their fate and to kill the first man standing in their path, the virtuous King Duncan. But to maintain his position, Macbeth must keep on killing – first Banquo, his old comrade-in-arms; then, as the atmosphere of guilt and paranoia thickens, anyone who seems to threaten his tyrant’s crown.
From its mesmerising first moments to the last fulfilment of the witches' prophecy, Shakespeare’s gripping account of the profoundest engagement with the forces of evil enthrals the imagination.
This production employs Renaissance costumes and staging.
- Directorial debut at the Globe by distinguished theatre, film & TV actress E ve Best . - Stars double Olivier Award winner Samantha Spiro as Lady Macbeth. - Extra features: A cast gallery.
What the press said: ‘‘ Eve Best's directorial debut is a cracking – at times, terrifying – production of Macbeth. ’’ The Evening Standard
‘‘ Joseph Millson…He captures Macbeth’s psychological unravelling, and is at his strongest in his moments of quiet introspection rather than when prowling the stage wildly. ’’ The Observer
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