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Max & Beth

Alternative title
Max and Beth
Synopsis
Trailer for Max & Beth, a young people’s theatre YPT Urban Arts company production written by UK rap artist Lowkey which is inspired by Shakespeare’s Macbeth and written entirely in rhyme.

"Kidulthood meets Shakespeare in this unflinching tale of teenage drug pushers and knife-crime in an adult-less world." (Trailer information)
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2008
Duration
2:37

Additional Details

Theatre
Theatre Royal Bath
Theatre company
YPT Urban Arts
Production type
Advertising/Trailers/Promos
Plays
Macbeth
Subjects
Drama; Shakespeare
Keywords
musical adaptations; Hip Hop; Youth Theatre

Notes

Notes
The trailer can be watched at http://supermegaactionplus.com/videos/max-and-beth/ (accessed 2/2011).
More information about production credits and music at
History
The theatre production was first performed at the egg (Theatre Royal Bath) in July 2008. The production went on tour in the UK in 2009.
Reviews
"I couldn’t have asked for a more exciting glimpse of theatre’s future... The raw energy of the cast was so invigorating, and the transposition of the ‘Macbeth’ plot to the streets, amidst knife attacks and contemporary gang and drug culture, felt as relevant as ‘West Side Story’ must have done when it opened. Watching the cast of young people was more exciting than anything I’ve yet seen in London. And yet I’ve seen some amazing stage spectacles recently. What I hadn’t seen onstage until that moment was something that reflected the England that you experience walking down a city high street today - hard facades, attitude, youthful bravado, anarchic individualism, multicultural diversity that co-exists in sideways glances... It was so exciting to see theatre that was totally engaged with the contemporary reality of urban UK... Trail blazing..." The Big Idea, New Zealand

Online Availability

Online URL
http://supermegaactionplus.com/videos/max-and-beth/

Production Company

Name

Super Mega Action Plus

Web
http://supermegaactionplus.com/ External site opens in new window

Sponsor

Name

Theatre Royal Bath

Web
http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

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