"Macbeth"

Performances November 15-17, 2007, at 7:30 pm
and November 18, 2007, at 2 pm
Alice Jepson Theatre

Murder, temptation and treachery dominate the world of Macbeth, the last and darkest of Shakespeare’s great tragedies. This chilling tale of ambition and power, greed and corruption, violence and death is a powerful political thriller that is a cautionary tale for us all, as timely today as it was in 1607. The play follows Macbeth’s transformation from battlefield hero to bloody tyrant, becoming one of the most profound studies of evil and ruthlessness ever written. Shakespeare critic Harold Bloom has suggested, “Macbeth transcends what might seem the limits of art. It is a visionary tragedy.”

Macbeth lives in a world torn by war, in which ambition and superstition lead him to murder king and comrade in his quest for the crown, only to lose all, in the process turning his country upside down. The madness of Lady Macbeth, ghostly apparitions and the “weird sisters” provide a sinister backdrop to this savage political thriller.  

The play goes beyond violence, evil and guilt, showing us a world that is not so different from our own, a place where “I killed ’em,” “I knocked ’em dead” and “I slaughtered ’em” are the terms of business as usual. There is no question of its relevance today, since none of these characteristics have been banned from the human psyche.

Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors 65+, students, UR employees & alumni, $10 UR students
Tickets on sale October 18, 2007.

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