When filmmaker Joel Coen emailed Kathryn Hunter, an actress with deep roots in Shakespeare who has taken revolutionary turns playing the lead roles in the Bard’s King Lear and Timon of Athens, and ...

In The Tragedy of Macbeth, director Joel Coen slashes away at Shakespeare's text, distilling every scene to its furious essence. At 105 minutes, this is a shorter Macbeth movie than most. The ...

Ethan Hawke has been surprising theatergoers for years, plugging his febrile, hot-wired persona into memorable performances of Shakespeare and Chekhov, Sam Shepard and Tom Stoppard. Director Jack ...

Cape Fear Shakespeare on the Green presents "Macbeth" at the Hugh Morton/Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. The production features expanded witch roles and inventive staging by director Caylan McKay.

The ambitious Macbeths ruthlessly seek power after a trio of witches prophesize they will one day rule the frontier in this Western spin on Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. Returning home after a long ...

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...

The play's not quite the thing in helmer Jack O'Brien's high-concept revival, a showcase for spectacular visual and acoustic effects. As an intriguing program note informs us, Pask’s inspiration for ...

“Macbeth” may be Shakespeare’s most transfixing tragedy, but its dark magic often fizzles in the theater. The stage is littered with “Macbeth” disasters. Other plays may have an equally bad track ...