Macbeth, Donmar Warehouse, review: David Tennant triumphs in magical, revelatory staging
Max Webster’s production is so chilling and exhilarating that watching it is like discovering the play for the first time
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Max Webster’s production is so chilling and exhilarating that watching it is like discovering the play for the first time
The actor, 52, made sure he stood out from the crowd in a daring shirt as he attended the after party for his new stage production of Macbeth.
PATRICK MARMION: The stand-out feature of Max Webster's new production is the minimalist production which is performed entirely to an audience wearing headphones.
The presence of David Tennant as Macbeth is the obvious attraction, his blood-spattered usurper more than lives up to expectations
It would be interesting to see the show free from all the fancy listening gear so we can bask in the thrill of seeing Tennant and Jumbo grapple with their actions without a middleman. After all, isn’t part of the beauty of theatre that the audience isn’t separated from the story by a screen of any kind? The run is sold out (as it should be!) and they’re probably already in talks for a transfer (as they should!), but one wonders if this is actually what the future of drama is: a Shakespearean ASMR experience that will be dubbed as immersive. Fair is foul, and foul is fair.