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A friend and I saw Fleabag last night through National Theatre Live and loved it! It was the perfect emotional blend of humor and tragedy, and I am in awe of Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Though I recognized most of the material because I have seen the TV series, it was really interesting to see how the storyline and characters have evolved since the play version.
Mar 8, 2018 · Here’s a real witches brew: a “Macbeth” so mangled it makes Hamlet look sane. For his first foray into Shakespeare’s Folio in 25 years, director Rufus Norris, also the artistic director of ...
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Norris has chosen to set his Macbeth in an unspecified dystopian state, in turmoil after a catastrophic civil war. As most reviews are quick to point out, it really doesn’t look very nice at all. “Rae Smith’s ugly-to-behold set is dominated by an oppressive backdrop of raven-black hangings (think seaweed crossed with shredded bin-liner) and disting...
There are big problems with the look of the thing, then, but what about Norris’ other directorial decisions. Have we missed an insightful Shakespearean during his 25-year hiatus from the playwright’s works? Not particularly. The reviews are a world of pain for Norris, with critics finding fault with plenty in his production. One issue is the cuts h...
Uh oh. Norris has fallen foul of the Olivier once again, it seems, but are his two co-stars capable of rescuing something from this wreck? Both have impressive pedigree, after all. For some critics, Kinnear and Duff are the production’s saving grace – “neither of these fine, fierce and always ferociously intelligent actors disappoints,” claims Shen...
“The worst Shakespeare production at the NT for at least a decade.” “Yet another misfire.” “The sooner it crawls back into its hole, the better.” The reviews don’t make happy reading for RuNo. That this is his first Shakespeare for 25 years is catastrophically evident – his staging sinks beneath a moody mess of chopped-up verse and post-apocalyptic...
National Theatre Live: Macbeth National Theatre Live will broadcast Manchester International Festival’s electrifying production of Macbeth, with Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marilyn, Hamlet) in his first Shakespeare performance in over a decade as Macbeth, and Alex Kingston (Doctor Who, ER) as Lady Macbeth.
National Theatre Live: Macbeth Director: Rufus Norris Actors: Anne-Marie Duff Release Date: Thursday 10th May 2018 Genre(s): Drama Running time: 170 minutes
- Rufus Norris
- Anne-Marie Duff
National Theatre Live: Macbeth: Directed by Rufus Norris, Tim Van Someren. With Nadia Albina, Michael Balogun, Stephen Boxer, Anne-Marie Duff. The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war.
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May 10, 2018 · The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy, directed by Rufus Norris, sees Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff return to the National Theatre to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The ruined ...
