Ridgefield to Screen MACBETH

Shakespeare's most intense and terrifying tragedy, Macbeth, directed by Rufus Norris (The Threepenny Opera, London Road), will see Rory Kinnear (Young Marx, Othello) and Anne-Marie Duff (Oil, Suffragette) return to the National Theatre of London to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. In the ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war, ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. See the National Theatre's production of Macbeth on the big screen in HD is at The Ridgefield Playhouse Tuesday, May 22 at 6pm, part of the Benchmark Senior Living at Ridgefield Crossings Live in HD & Classical Series, underwritten by Jeanne Cook, Lori & John Berisford, Liz & Steven Goldstone, and Sabina & Walter Slavin.

The prophecy of a trio of witches, awakens the dark forces of greed and ambition inside the brave Scottish general Macbeth, and propels him and his wife on a bloody spree resulting in insanity. Shakespeare's intimate and frightening portrayal of unbound ambition is so terrifying, it's never mentioned by name within the theatre for fear of rousing evil spirits and cursing the play.

The Ridgefield Playhouse offers free tickets to shows in The National Theatre Live series to students 18 and younger as a way for parents to introduce their children to the arts. Free tickets to students 18 and younger are also offered for all Benchmark Senior Living at Ridgefield Crossings Live in HD screenings of The Bolshoi Ballet and The Met Opera.

For tickets ($25, Members & Seniors $20, Students $15 - FREE tickets for students 18 and under), call or visit the box office, 203-438-5795 or go online at ridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.

Photo: Rory Kinnear, Beatrice Scirocchi, Hannah Hutch and Anna-Maria Nabirye in Macbeth NT Live. By Brinkhoff Mögenburg