'A miracle, an instant classic.' Slavoj Zizek, philosopher
The tragedy is done, the tyrant Macbeth dead. The time is free. But for
how long? As Macduff pursues dreams of national revival, smaller lives
are seeding. In the ruins of Dunsinane, the Porter tries to keep his
three young boys safe from the nightmare of history. In a nunnery deep
in Birnam Wood, a girl attempts to forget what she lost in war. Flitting
between them, a tortured clairvoyant trembles with the knowledge of
what's to come.
A collaboration between two of the world's most eminent Shakespeare
scholars, "Macbeth, Macbeth" is a unique mix of creative fiction and
literary criticism that charts a new way of doing both, sparking a whole
new world from the embers of Shakespeare's original tragedy. "Macbeth,
Macbeth" weaves a thread that enrichens the original classic with the
manic energy of Tristram Shandy, the grim intensity of Crime and
Punishment, and the existential absurdity of Waiting for Godot.
'A thrilling re-imagination of Shakespeare's darkest play.' Lucy
Bailey, theatre director
'Shakespeare, I suspect, would have been delighted.' Don Paterson,
poet
