The Tragedy of Macbeth follows a Scottish lord named Macbeth (Washington). He encounters a trio of witches (Kathryn Hunter), who informs him that he will one day become the King of Scotland. His wife, ...

One difference about this iteration of the Macbeths is their advanced age, with lead actors Denzel Washington and Francis McDormand both being in their 60s. Coen and McDormand thus chose to ...

Macbeth is a general who meets a trio of creepy witches who tell him he's going to be king, an ambition he never dared consider before. Their prophecy prompts his wife to persuade him to murder the ...

“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” Those are the words heard in the the first teaser for The Tragedy of Macbeth. In Joel Coen’s movie for Apple TV+ and A24, Denzel ...

Something remarkable this way comes. Director Joel Coen of the Coen brothers adapts one of Shakespeare’s famed plays to the big screen in “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” Released in theaters Dec. 25 and on ...

The four-time Oscar nominee makes her London stage debut, alongside James McArdle, in director Yaël Farber’s fresh take on the Scottish play. By Demetrios Matheou It speaks volumes for Saoirse Ronan’s ...

Historian and politician John Dalberg Acton is quoted saying, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Is it possible he was reading William Shakespeare’s 1606 play Macbeth ...

If you think there are too many remakes out there, you might want to blame William Shakespeare. Last week director Joel Coen's new adaptation of "The Tragedy of Macbeth" debuted on Apple+, and it ...

The Rustic Mechanicals, shown performing Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” in 2024 at the Parkersburg Art Center, return June 20 to perform “Macbeth.” (File Photo) PARKERSBURG — The Rustic Mechanicals will ...

When Anne Penner started to dig into the story of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” something struck her. What if we saw more about Lady Macbeth, not just the story told from the point of view of the assassin ...

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