Macbeth

Synopsis

A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1993 production of Macbeth. Directed by Adrian Noble with Derek Jacobi and Cheryl Campbell as the Macbeths.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

6 Jan 1994

Duration

165 mins

Credits

Director

Adrian Noble

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

David Bedford

Production Design

Ian Macnell

Cast

Derek Jacobi	Macbeth
Cheryl Campbell	Lady Macbeth
Michael Siberry	Macduff
Jason Durr	Malcolm
Christopher Ravenscroft	Banquo
Adrian Lukis	Ross
Alexis Daniel	Lennox
Barry Farrimond	Fleance
Ben Thom	Macduff’s son
Christopher Knaggs	Macduff’s son
Colin Starkey	Captain
Colin Starkey	Murderer
Denys Hawthorne	King Duncan
Denys Hawthorne	Doctor of Physic
Emily Richard	Lady Macduff
Geoffrey Abbott	Menteith
Jack James	Donalbain
Jack James	Young Siward
James Connolly	Seyton
Marco Williamson	Fleance
Marjorie Yates	Gentlewoman
Marjorie Yates	Witch (1st)
Michael Jenn	Angus
Michael Jenn	Murderer
Michael Loughnan	Caithness
Morris Perry	Doctor (English)
Morris Perry	Siward, Earl of Northumberland
Morris Perry	Old Man
Neil Capie	Porter
Tracy-Ann Oberman	Witch
Virginia Denham	Witch

Additional Details

Theatre

Barbican Theatre

Theatre company

Royal Shakespeare Company

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Medieval

Plays

Macbeth

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

A recording was also made of the performance at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 21 April 1994. Running time 140 minutes with no interval.

History

Press night (Barbican) 15 December 1993. The production then moved to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and on tour.

Stills

Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm

Reviews

Jacobi, Derek ‘Macbeth’ in Smallwood, Robert (ed) Players of Shakespeare 4: Further Essays in Shakespearian Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company. (Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998) pp 193-210.
[Jacobi discusses his role as Macbeth in Adrian Noble’s production].

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web

https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window

Address

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email

collections@shakespeare.org.uk

Web

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window

Address

Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW