Jean Menzies and Carl Anka find out about the early 1600s when Macbeth was written and first performed, and talk about the impact this has on the story. They also discuss what was happening at the ...

Sam Heughan and Lia Williams in Macbeth - '£7.50 a pint in that London Makkers' In high concept stuff like this, detail is crucial and Anna Reid’s set is perfect, the smallest of the RSC’s three ...

The atmosphere is immediately spotless, with details of exquisite immersive nuance. The carpet of the auditorium flows onto the central stage, adding a voyeuristic element to the staging. The intimacy ...

Choosing the right opener for a theatrical season is always a fraught gamble. An opening demands ambition and momentum, all while securing trust in the audience that what follows will reward them.

Thousands of students across the UK will find out what grades they achieved in their GCSE exams today, August 21, as results day arrives. Pupils will find out their grades when they head back to their ...

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Scroll down to find out how to answer the question DESPITE calls from some to scrap Shakespeare from schools, the Bard’s work remains, including with this tough GCSE question. Those who can get this ...

DESPITE calls from some to scrap Shakespeare from schools, the Bard’s work remains, including with this tough GCSE question. Those who can get this GCSE question about the tragic Scottish play, ...

This brisk staging for young audiences has acrobatic witches and action-movie fights but misses some of the play’s bloodcurdling weirdness Here is a Macbeth for young audiences that is full of ...

“Macbeth” may be Shakespeare’s most transfixing tragedy, but its dark magic often fizzles in the theater. The stage is littered with “Macbeth” disasters. Other plays may have an equally bad track ...

Photograph of Jack Carter (Macbeth), Kenneth Renwick (Second Murderer) and George Nixon (First Murderer) in the Federal Theatre Project production of Macbeth at the Lafayette Theatre, Harlem. Library ...