A reworked version of Richard Twyman’s Macbeth is coming to the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre for a limited run, with a cast headed by Alex Austin and Lois Chimimba (pictured top).
They will play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, and will be joined by Gabriel Akuwudike (Banquo), Bella Aubin (Malcolm), David Colvin (Lennox), Ammar Haj Ahmad (Macduff), Daniel Hawksford (Duncan), Bianca Stephens (Lady Macduff) and Sophie Stone (Ross).
A struggling and divided nation, tearing itself apart. So, when the Macbeths see their chance at the crown, why shouldn’t they take it?
But things don’t go according to plan. Dreams quickly turn to nightmares, humanity erodes, nature stirs. As society strives to make sense of the darkness that sits inside it, how long will it take for people to fight back against the endless cycle of violence and corruption?
The play will open with previews on February 28 and run until March 29. It is directed by Twyman, with bAsia Binkowska as designer and Azusa Ono as lighting designer. The sound designer is Tingying Dong, with projection designer Will Duke, casting director Polly Jerrold, movement director Rachael Nanyonjo, fight director Sam Lyon-Behan, dramaturg Rikki Henry, associate director Rachael Walsh and associate designer Ola Klos.
Associate LX designer and LX programmer is Jack Hathaway, and associate sound designer is Matthew Tuckey.
An ETT production, the play was originally co-produced by ETT, Shakespeare North Playhouse, Northern Stage & Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, and in association with Bristol Old Vic.
