“Bubble bubble toil and trouble.” These words are not only used as part of a song in the Harry Potter movies but are uttered by the witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. It is indeed a play about toil and trouble. The witches prophesy Macbeth’s toil and trouble, from his greatness to his fall. They are the personification of fortune and almost function as a chorus as we learn from the very beginning that they would like to mess with Macbeth. Thus, they plant the idea of power into Macbeth’s head, which is then transformed into a lust for blood by Macbeth’s wife, Lady Macbeth. The latter persuades her husband to kill King Duncan in order to seize the crown. Guided by the dagger, Macbeth fulfills his destiny and uses the dagger to kill everyone who stands in his way. Deprived by friends and allies, he turns mad and draws the very nihilistic conclusion:
TNT Britain presents the American Drama Group Europe, which performs Shakespeare’s Scottish play in Winterthur on Wednesday, December 12 as well as the Stadttheater Schaffhausen on Monday, March 4. If you would like to get an idea of the production in general, please watch the trailer below.
The Winterthur performance includes an introduction to the play by Stella Castelli and Lisann Anders 45 minutes prior to the performance.
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