Tragedy of Macbeth , The

Synopsis

Yaël Farber directs James McArdle as Macbeth and Saoirse Ronan as Lady Macbeth in the Almeida’s 2021 Olivier Award-nominated production about a couple’s spine-chilling quest for power. The 2023 TV broadcast is introduced by Joanna Scanlan.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television; Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Credits

Director

Yaël Farber

Music

Tom Lane

Production Design

Soutra Gilmour

Cast

Akiya Henry
Emun Elliott
James McArdle
Jamie-Lee Martin
Michael Abubakar
Richard Rankin
Ross Anderson
Saoirse Ronan
William Gaunt

Production Company

Name

Almeida Theatre

Name

North South Films

Sponsor

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BoB

Email

bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk

Web

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window

Phone

020 3743 2345

Address

Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH

Notes

Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council

Distributor

Name

BBC iPlayer