THE MACBETHS Serve Violence and Fine Wine at Pleasance
"Comedy, tragedy, 80's disco music, wine and a lot of food will mix together as the dead are leaving the stage and joining the auditorium. Set as an immersive dinner party with karaoke, this new take on Shakespeare's classic tragedy is exploring how we consume violence as spectators and the limitations of empathy."
This theatrical retelling of the story of Macbeth was created through new writing and devised work from an international group of artists. The play brings the audience in face to face with its consumer/viewer habits, their desensitisation to violence and their role as an observer in the theatre space. All that while an immersive set is placing them around a dinner table with food, drink and live karaoke referencing the '80s pop culture of individualism and amorality that seems even more pertinent today.
Texts by William Shakespeare, Manolis Tsipos, Alexander Raptotasios
Director: Alexander Raptotasios
Designer: Marco Turcich
Dramaturge: Jonathan Meth
Stage Manager: Dev James Danjig
Photography by Nir Segal
Supported by the Arts Council England
Produced by Ferodo Bridges CIC, a theatre company founded in 2012 by a diverse group of International Artists who trained and now live and work in the UK.
Dates: 18-30 April (except Monday) 2017
Time: Tuesday-Saturday 19:45, Sunday: 17:30 / Tickets: £12 (conc.£10)
Bookings: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/macbeths#overview
Venue: The Pleasance - Carpenters Mews, North Rd, London, N7 9EF
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