Puppetry, clown, ensemble, physical theatre, and exhilarating live music combine in a powerful and provocative interpretation. A stripped back set, an aesthetically arresting design, and a tightknit ensemble of actors… This performance is a dark and visceral manifestation of the work’s essence and underlaying themes, drawing out the parallels with modern society.
Drumming, gongs, bells and three part harmonies combine with subtle soundscape to create the perfect backdrop to the wild world of Macbeth.
Shakespeare’s words wrung into new shapes through raw physical movement... As captivating as it is unsettling... This is a Macbeth full of sound and fury, signifying something with every crooked gesture.The Telegraph
Whilst emphasis is placed on the verse and language, the physicality is heightened. Butoh, Grotowski and Lecoq leave indelible marks on the show and provide wild moments of interpretations.
Flabbergast’s Macbeth fuses a rigorous and respectful approach to text and storytelling to bring a magical, lucid interpretation of Shakespeare’s blood-soaked tragedy to life.
The dominant recurring theme and fundamental narrative that powers The Tragedy of Macbeth is the masculine fear of feminine power; and in this sense, the play is as pertinent today as it has ever been.
The witches shapeshift and manipulate the characters and guide the Macbeths to their ultimate demise…
They use contemporary clowning to connect to the purpose of the clown rather than tying ourselves to archaic knock knock jokes about the gunpowder plot.
Flabbergast’s Shakespeare is for everyone, a visceral and eloquent retelling of Shakespeare’s imbrued tale of vicissitude.
It’s a wild, entirely flabbergast interpretation, perfect for those studying the play and fans of the Bard’s work!
2:30pm & 7:30pm, Saturday 28th February in the Key Theatre’s Studio. See you there.
