Macbeth

Synopsis: Last episode of a five-part schools programme series that attempts to make Shakespeare accessible to children by having well-known actors comment on and perform key scenes from Shakespeare’s plays which are placed in a twentieth-century setting. This episode focuses on Macbeth, Act I, scene vii. Set in a post-holocaust world, where society has collapsed and warring factions battle for power, Louise Lombard as Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth (John Gordon Sinclair) to murder Duncan.
Series: Shakespeare Shorts
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Transmission details: 17 May 1996 at 11:20 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration: 20 mins

Contributor

Cast

John Gordon Sinclair	Macbeth
Louise Lombard	Lady Macbeth

History: Transmitted in the BBC Schools’ ‘English Time Special’ slot which is designed for 11-14 year olds.
Reviews: Article on the series in Radio Times, 20-26 April 1996, p.32.