TAKING their cues from film noir, gangland Britain and the clowning tradition, the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company put their own contemporary spin on Shakespeare's most dangerous play in a forthcoming production at Bromsgrove's Artrix.
Macbeth is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Set mainly in Scotland, the play dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake.
Believed to have been written between 1599 and 1606, the earliest account of a performance of what was probably Shakespeare's play is April 1611, when Simon Forman recorded seeing such a play at the Globe Theatre.
Tragic and hilarious in equal measures this innovative take on 'The Scottish Play' features femmes fatale, high-speed chases, killer lines, killer crimes and some seriously weird sisters.
The Pantaloons present Macbeth at the Artrix on Tuesday, November 17 at 8pm.
Tickets cost £14 (£12 over 60s and students) and are available from the box office on 01527 577330 or artrix.co.uk.
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