
Overview
Spun together with a blend of Indian music and movement, this production from one of the UK’s leading cross-cultural theatre companies sees Shakespeare’s tragedy re-imagined in a contemporary context as a brew of treachery and ambition sets an Asian family on a road to destruction. The production sees the engineers of Macbeth’s downfall depicted as three outrageous hijras who cook up an explosive brew of treachery, ambition and passion, showing a strand of Indian society little-known in the west.
Cast
Robert Mountford
Macbeth
Shaheen Khan
Lady Macbeth
Mitesh Soni
Banquo / Sergeant / Seyton
Ralph Birtwell
Duncan / First Witch / Murderer / Doctor
Deven Modha
Malcolm / Second Witch / Fleance / Macduff’s Son
Shalini Peiris
Lady Macduff / Porter / Gentlewoman
Umar Pasha
Macduff / Murderer
John Afzal
Ross / Third Witch / Murderer
Alice
Monkey Business
Masculin Féminin
Torn Curtain
Rio Bravo
Starbuck
Orchestra Rehearsal
Blood Simple
...And Justice for All
The Phantom of Liberty
My Fair Lady
Maintenance by Any Means
Apur Sansar
Bootleggers
Chungking Express
Manon of the Spring
A View of Love
Bloodsucking Freaks
Obsession
Tequila Sunrise