Best film version is "Macbeth on the Estate". It's all on YouTube.
There's other TV & Film versions starring
- Sean Pertwee and Greta Scachi
- Anthony Sher
- Jason Connery and Helen Baxendale
- Jon Finch and Francesca Annis (15/18 rated?)
- Orson Welles
- James McAvoy
Macbeth on Stage
Love and Madness. Riverside Studios, London, 20 May ? 26 July (020 8237 1111).
www.loveandmadness.org/
Pendley Shakespeare Festival. Directed by Stephen Artus. Pendley Manor Hotel, Tring, 11 - 15 August (booking info tbc). www.pendleyshakespearefestival.co.uk
Adaptations
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Macbeth. Shakespeare 4 Kidz. Palace Theatre, Mansfield, 8-11 September; Palace Theatre, Manchester, 14-15 September; Coronation Hall, Ulverston, 16 Sept; Sands Centre, Carlisle, 17 Sept; Grand Theatre, Lancaster, 18 Sept; Middlesborough Theatre, 21-25 Sept; Grimsby Auditorium, 28 Sept; Albert Halls, Bolton, 29 Sept; St George?s Hall, Bradford, 30 Sept; Sunderland Empire Theatre, 1 October; The Dome, Doncaster, 2 Oct; Dorking Halls, 5-6 Oct; Regent Theatre, Ipswich, 7 Oct; Theatre Royal, Norwich, 8-9 Oct; White Rock Theatre, Hastings, 12 Oct; Playhouse, Harlow, 13 Oct; Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, 19-20 Oct; Radlett Centre, Herts, 21-22 Oct; De Monfort Hall, Leicester, 26 Oct; Princess Theatre, Torquay, 2 November; Queen?s Theatre, Barnstaple, 3-4 Nov; Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, 6 Nov; New Theatre, Oxford, 9 Nov; Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, 10 Nov; Orchard Theatre, Dartford, 11 Nov; Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells, 12 Nov; Theatre Royal, Margate, 13 Nov; Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, 16-17 Nov; Beck Theatre, Hayes, 18 Nov; Castle Theatre, Wellingborough, 19 Nov; Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, 20 Nov; Embassy Theatre, Skegness, 23 Nov; Corn Exchange, King?s Lynn, 24 Nov. www.shakespeare4kidz.com
Max and Beth by Lowkey. YPT Urban Arts. The Egg, Bath, 24 ? 25 July (01225 823409 / 448844). ?Lord of the Flies meets Shakespeare in this unflinching tale of teenage drug-pushers and knife-crime in an adult-less world. Written entirely in modern rhyme, Max & Beth is the debut play from acclaimed UK rapper Lowkey. Following a sold-out run at the egg last year this acclaimed production of Macbeth returns with a mix of street dance, rap and gritty drama and is performed by the egg?s Urban Arts Company ? a partnership with Black Families Education Support Group.?
The Wyrd Sisters adapted by Stephen Briggs from the novel by Terry Pratchett. Twyford & Rushcombe Theatre Group, Loddon Hall, Twyford. 8 - 10 October. (0845 450 1308).
The Wyrd Sisters adapted by Stephen Briggs from the novel by Terry Pratchett. Thurrock Courts Players, Thameside Theatre, Grays, 15 - 17 October (0845 300 5264).