Macbeth

Synopsis: Video recording of Robin Phillips and Eric Steiner’s 1978 production of Macbeth for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Douglas Rain and Maggie Smith are the Macbeths.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 6 Jul 1978

Theatre: Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
Theatre company: Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
Production type: Stage Recordings
Historical period: Medieval
Plays: Macbeth
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival

History: The production ran in repertory 7 June-14 October 1978
Reviews: Berry, Ralph. Shakespeare Quarterly 30 (1979): 167-75 (in review article).

Douglas Rain	Macbeth
Maggie Smith	Lady Macbeth
Stephen Russell	Macduff
Jack Wetherall	Malcolm
Lewis Gordon	Banquo
Bernard Hopkins	Witch
Dion McHugh	Murderer (1st)
Dion McHugh	Seyton
Domini Blythe	Lady Macduff
Graeme Campbell	Porter
Greg Wanless	Lennox
Joel Kenyon	Menteith
Joel Kenyon	Murderer
Karen Austin	Witch
Keith Batten	Donalbain
Lorne Kennedy	Fleance
Maurice Good	Ross
Nicholas Pennell	Doctor of Physic
Peter Donaldson (2)	Young Siward
Richard Curnock	Old Man
Richard Curnock	Witch
Robert Benson	Siward, Earl of Northumberland
Robert Ruttan	Caithness
Rodger Barton	Angus
Stewart Arnott	Murderer (2nd)
William Needles	King Duncan