'Macbeth' by William Shakespeare
12 August 2021
Last Saturday we returned to Wrest Park in Silsoe to see an open-air production of ‘Macbeth’ by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. We’ve seen this company twice before, performing ‘Twelfth Night’ (reviewed here in August 2009) and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (reviewed here in July 2019). The Lord Chamberlain’s Men is an all male outdoor theatre company, a re-creation of Shakespeare’s original troupe of travelling players. They specialise in traditional performances of Shakespeare plays. There are no modern references, props or gimmicks, just a group of excellent actors in full Elizabethan costume – with all the female parts played by men. Their ‘Macbeth’ was therefore a very different version to the production by the Handlebards that we saw in June at Luton Hoo Estate (reviewed here in June 2021) - a charmingly silly romp by three female actors. Saturday’s performance was conventional, clear, extremely well-acted and gripping. It was slickly presented at a fair pace, without any gaps between scenes, taking us through the story (with some sensible cuts) in a mere 95 minutes without an interval. It was lovely to be part of a huge audience for some great live theatre in a beautiful setting.
posted by Robin Simpson @ 3:31 pm
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