Macbeth on the Estate

Synopsis: A version of Macbeth set on the Ladywood council estate in Birmingham.
Series: Performance
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Transmission details: 5 Apr 1997 at 22:35 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration: 83 mins

Director

Penny Woolcock

Producer

Alison Gilby

Screenplay

Penny Woolcock

Cast

Production type: Television and Radio Drama
Historical period: 1990s
Plays: Macbeth
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting; Untrained actors
Related items: Shakespeare on the Estate

General: The play was the extension of Woolcock’s work with Michael Bogdanov on the Ladywood estate, filmed in SHAKESPEARE ON THE ESTATE (tx 27/10/1994).
Figures: Viewing audience of 605 000 (consolidated viewing)
4% share of the viewing audience of BBC2 for that day
(Figures provided by BARB, the Broadcasters Audience Research Board, 1997)

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