Nottingham Shakespeare Company (NSC) is set to take a step towards the dark with their raw, seductive production, The Tragedy of Macbeth, which will tour the East Midlands from 19th February to 1st March 2025. This includes a performance in Ruddington on Friday 28th February at 7pm at Ruddington Methodist Church.
This spine-chilling show sees NSC take on Shakespeare’s most infamous tragedy, following the story of a passionate couple driven to the brink by ambition. Directed by NSC favourite, Michelle-Louise Wright, this is set to be a brooding, spine-tingling thriller.
“I’ve directed the summer productions until now,” says Wright. “And I’m looking forward to engaging with the bloodier side of Shakespeare.”
Expect something a bit sexier from NSC this season too! “I’m interested in exploring the relationship between Macbeth and his Lady – they’re famously the only happily married couple in Shakespeare – and the entwinement of the two clearly drives the action of the play.”
In this electrifying production of one of the playwright’s most famous and well-loved plays, Wright asks: “What makes a man of honour, a soldier and a general, follow such a dark path? And what place does ‘great love’ have in motivating his Lady to cast her own soul into peril to get him what he deserves?”
A killer cast
Following open auditions so popular that NSC had to schedule an extra day to see everyone, the cast of Macbeth are set to impress audiences across the region.
Starring some familiar faces as well as some fresh new talent, rehearsals are proving that this take on the bloody classic is not to be missed!
Think you don’t like Shakespeare? Think again!
Put down your dusty textbooks, and experience Shakespeare as it was intended – off the page and on the stage! With previous productions hailed as “truly awesome”, “enthralling”, and “superior to many I’ve attended at Shakespeare’s Globe”, NSC has been bringing high quality, accessible Shakespeare to the people of Nottingham and beyond for over five years.
A drum, a drum…Macbeth doth come
Book tickets for The Tragedy of Macbeth today and prepare for a gripping experience that will have you on the edge of your seat, transporting you to the darkest corners of Scotland for a tale of desire and ambition, true love and revenge, conquest and murder.
Tickets for the Ruddington performance cost from £16.96 and are available to buy online at https://nottinghamshakespeare.eventbrite.co.uk, where you’ll also find details of all their other performances on the Macbeth tour.
These include two FREE ‘No F-X’ matinees on Saturday 22nd February at Leicester Cathedral and Saturday 1st March at St Nicholas’ Church in Nottingham. These are stripped-back versions without the lighting, sound and blood effects, with tickets offered on a Pay What You Can basis.
Find out more about NSC
For more information about NSC, please visit www.nottinghamshakespeare.co.uk or contact pr@nottinghamshakespeare.co.uk. You can also follow NSC on social media for behind the scene content and surprise announcements!