The depiction of Lady Macbeth as witchlike would have pleased James, who wrote obsessively in condemnation of witches and had many women burnt as witches in Scotland. In Shakespeare’s defence ...

In Shakespeare's telling, the titular Macbeth rises to the throne of Scotland by killing King Duncan, egged on by his ambitious wife Lady Macbeth. As the murders begin to stack up, Macbeth and his ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Macbeth is a spooky horror story set in Scotland. There are gory bits. There are witches and spooky visions.

wherein a successful thane of ancient Scotland encounters the three wyrd women who prophesy he will be King. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s choices from this point create one of the greatest ...

The play, presented by Theater for a New Audience and the Rose Theater, begins as a loose adaptation of the material: Macbeth, a celebrated soldier fighting on behalf of Scotland, hears a prophecy ...

The production begins with Lady Macbeth (Julanne Chidi Hill ... that transport us far away from medieval Scotland. Where we are exactly is an open question, but there seems to be an attempt ...

One of Scotland's leading playwrights is to put Lady Macbeth centre stage in a reimagined version of the classic Shakespearean tale. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News ...

Lady Macbeth — you love to hate her ... a conniving wife who orchestrates the murder of the king of Scotland in the name of ambition. She’s smart, calculating, ruthless.

Scottish acting star Sam Heughan, famed for his role as Outlander's Jamie Fraser, says his 'dreams have come true' as he will ...