Any actor or theatre fan will tell you that if you are physically inside a theatre you should never say the name of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy because it is cursed. Back in 1948 British actor Diana Wynyard fell off the stage in Stratford’s production of “The Scottish Play’” during the sleepwalking scene as she decided to do it with her eyes closed. Apparently, the night before she thought the curse was ridiculous.

It has however never stopped an endless supply of really talented directors who have wanted to put their own stamp on Macbeth and the latest one is Steven Maler the visionary Founding Artistic Director of the Commonwealth Shakespeares Company.   His take on Macbeth’s fervent and murderous quest to become the new King of Scotland, played by Faran Tahir will be performed for FREE in the heart of Boston at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common.

 

 

Macbeth
July 19 - August 6, 2023
Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common
https://commshakes.org/production/macbeth/

 

PS You should also check out Artistic Director Steven Maler’s take on another of Shakespeare’s iconic plays to meet the cutting edge of immersive storytelling in Hamlet 360: Thy Father’s Spirit.  It embraces the immersive power of VR to plunge viewers into Hamlet’s harrowing journey with a cinematic 360-degree adaptation that explores new dimensions of the medium by casting the viewer as the Ghost of Hamlet’s dead father.