From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of
Shakespeare's great drama of ambition, desire and guilt. With an expert
introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a
historical overview of Macbeth in performance, takes a detailed look
at specific productions, and recommends film versions. Included in this
edition are three interviews with leading directors - Rupert Goold,
Gregory Doran and Trevor Nunn - providing an illuminating insight into
the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible. This
edition also includes an essay on Shakespeare's career and Elizabethan
theatre, and enables the reader to understand the play as it was
originally intended - as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed.
Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC
Shakespeare editions offer a fresh, accessible and contemporary approach
to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first
century.