'Fair is foul, and foul is fair'

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 will employ Renaissance costumes and staging.

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Setting the Scene
Pre-show introduction by leading scholars, illustrated by Globe actors

Thursday 4 July
Thursday 8 August
Tuesday 27 August
Thursday 26 September
Tuesday 1 October
Thursday 3 October
Tuesday 8 October
Thursday 10 October

Talking Theatre
Post-show Q&A sessions with actors and creatives

Saturday 10 August
Saturday 17 August
Wednesday 25 September
Wednesday 9 October

Study Day
Leading scholars and theatre artists offer historical, practical, and theatrical contexts to Macbeth.

Saturday 6 July

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