imitating the canine (UK Theatre Awards 2022 winners for Dracula: The Untold Story) have at this time introduced full casting for the premiere of their audacious and dazzling new retelling of William Shakespeare’s story of ambition, betrayal, and downfall – Macbeth.
The new manufacturing’s solid will function Benjamin Westerby (All’s Well That Ends Well and Wars of the Roses, Royal Shakespeare Company) as Macbeth and Maia Tamrakar (Spring Awakening, Almeida Theatre and Rock, Scissors, Paper, Sheffield Crucible) as Lady Macbeth. The manufacturing can even function Laura Atherton (Night of The Living Dead™ – Remix, imitating the canine), Stefan Chanyaem (Living Archive, Royal Court Theatre) and Matt Prendergast (Dracula: The Untold Story & Night of The Living Dead™ – Remix, imitating the canine) because the Witches/Ensemble.
Three mysterious figures enter the stage. They speak of the hurly-burly, of thunder and lightning, and of a younger couple who consider they’ll overthrow the previous regime. They conjure the Macbeths, inserting them in a harmful new world the place paranoia, betrayal, and brutality rule.
imitating the canine’s daring retelling of Macbeth is a neon noir thriller the place Shakespeare’s unique language collides with startling new scenes, gorgeous visuals, and a powder-keg depth.
imitating the canine have been making ground-breaking work for theatres and different areas for 25 years. Their work, which fuses reside efficiency with digital know-how, has been seen by a whole lot of 1000’s of individuals in venues, out of doors festivals, and occasions the world over. Past productions have included Hotel Methuselah, A Farewell to Arms, Heart of Darkness, Night of The Living Dead ™ – Remix, Dr Blood’s Old Travelling Show and most lately Dracula: The Untold Story. Earlier this yr the corporate staged Cinema Inferno, a ground-breaking new present for the Parisian high fashion home Maison Margiela, primarily based on an unique idea by artistic director John Galliano, for Maison Margiela’s Artisanal 2022 assortment as a part of the official Paris Haute Couture Calendar.
Directed by imitating the canine’s Artistic Directors Andrew Quick and Pete Brooks, Macbeth will open at Cast, Doncaster from 21-22 February then will tour to Harrogate Theatre (24-25 February); The Dukes, Lancaster (28 February – 4 March); The Lowry, Salford Quays (8-11 March); Gala Durham (16-17 March); Mercury Theatre, Colchester (18-20 April); Liverpool Playhouse (25-29 April) and Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield (3-6 May). The manufacturing can even be touring Switzerland from 21-25 March.