RSC Live: Macbeth

April. 11,2018      
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets out on the path to murder. This contemporary production of Shakespeare’s darkest psychological thriller marks both Christopher Eccleston’s RSC debut and the return of Niamh Cusack to the company.

Christopher Eccleston as  Macbeth
Niamh Cusack as  Lady Macbeth
David Acton as  Duncan
Afolabi Alli as  Lord/Young Siward/Murderer
Edward Bennett as  Macduff
Paul Dodds as  Siward/Chamberlain
Josh Finan as  Aide
Bally Gill as  Ross
Luke Newberry as  Malcolm
Tim Samuels as  Lennox

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Reviews

Baseshment
2018/04/11

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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Odelecol
2018/04/12

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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ChanFamous
2018/04/13

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

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Jenna Walter
2018/04/14

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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