Macbeth

Alternative title: Shakespeare Re-Told Shakespeare Retold
Synopsis: A modern television interpretation of Shakespeare’s play with contemporary dialogue set in the kitchen of a Michelin-starred restaurant. When the owner takes credit for Joe’s dedication, Joe’s jealousy, encouraged by the prophecies of three sinister binmen and the ambition of his wife, leads him to murder.
Series: Shakespeare-Told
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television; Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 2005
Transmission details: 14 Nov 2005 at 20:30 (Channel: BBC1)
Duration: 90 mins

Director

Mark Brozel

Producer

Pier Wilkie

Writer

Peter Moffat

Cast

Notes: Combined on 1 DVD with the other three dramas in the series. Also available as a download from BBC Store
History: Shown on BBC America in August 2006.
Reviews: Calvo, Clara & A.J. Hoenselaars, ‘Shakespeare Uprooted: The BBC and ShakespeareRe-Told (2005)' in Shakespearean International Yearbook 8 (2008), pp. 82-96.

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