Evidence I have no spur / To prick the sides of my intent, but only / Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on th'other -- / [Enter Lady Macbeth] / How now? What news? (Act 1 Scene 7) ...

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.

Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare that tells the story of a Scottish nobleman called Macbeth. Macbeth, with his wife Lady Macbeth, plots to become king. The plot of Macbeth contains disturbing ...

Generally, with William Shakespeare film adaptations there are two ways to approach critical analysis, either by how well it adapts the Bard's play or how well it recontextualizes it. In both ...