Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Macbeth
Experience a daring new production of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Macbeth in the Globe Theatre. This fast-paced, 90-minute version is created especially for young people and is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for everyone.
At the centre of a war, three women predict soldier Macbeth’s future. He decides to fulfil their prophecy and seize control of the nation, but at a terrible cost.
When one man’s obsession with power sends a country into conflict, can anyone find the courage to be a force for good?
The Globe’s Director of Education Lucy Cuthbertson (Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank 2024: Romeo and Juliet; Rough Magic; Midsummer Mechanicals) directs Shakespeare’s tragic tale of ambition and tyranny.
‘It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood.’
Act III, Scene 4
Content guidance: This production contains violence, stage blood and weapons, including knives and assault rifles; as well as loud gunshots and references to war. The production also contains depictions of murder, including infanticide. Please contact the ticketing team on 020 7401 9919 or email [email protected] if you would like further details on the play’s content.
DETAILS
TICKETS
Galleries (Seating) £75 – £25
Standing £10, £5
Half price seated tickets for under 16s
This event is on-site in the Globe Theatre
Running time 90 minutes (no interval)
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Terms and conditions
A £2.50 transaction fee per order applies online and over the telephone. All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and cannot be sat separately.
Part of Events for Young People
Photography: Rich Lakos
Art Direction: Alexandria Vernon
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Reviews (2025)
‘A Macbeth for young audiences that is full of hurly-burly’
THE GUARDIAN
‘A sparkling version… Energetic and memorable’
THEATRE AND TONIC
‘The sheer joy and excitement the young people displayed was truly uplifting’
LONDONTHEATRE1
‘Utterly astonishing abilities’
EVERYTHING THEATRE
‘Captivating and uplifting… Deeply entertaining’
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THE COMPANY
Director
Lucy Cuthbertson
Designer
Natalie Pryce
Composer
Ben Hales
Composer
Dave Price
Associate Director
Roberta Zuric
Casting Director
Nicholas Hockaday
Fight Director
Sam Lyon-Behan
Illusion Designer
John Bulleid
Movement and Intimacy Director
Asha Jennings-Grant
Voice Coach
Liz Flint
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