WRITER, IN A NEW VERSION AFTER WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE /
Zinnie Harris
WRITER / ZINNIE HARRIS, IN A NEW VERSION AFTER WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
DIRECTOR / MATTHEW LUTTON
Australian Premiere
Macbeth (An Undoing) was first performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh on 4 February 2023.
5 – 28 JUL
Merlyn Theatre
Unleash the hunger for power
A prophecy has been told, Lord Macbeth will be king, but this side of the story is yet to be seen. Visionary playwright Zinnie Harris reimagines Shakespeare’s Scottish Play from Lady Macbeth’s perspective in an exhilarating epic of ambition, manipulation, and the intoxicating need to challenge the roles others prescribe for you.
Bojana Novakovic (Love Me) and Johnny Carr (Five Bedrooms) star in a visceral and haunting epic of the 11th century on stage. Lady Macbeth has a vision to unleash the forces of change and renewal—and to seize control of the kingdom.
Malthouse Theatre Artistic Director Matthew Lutton crafts a grand spectacle, igniting a historic battle of power in a world rife with superstition and the supernatural.
Finally, Lady Macbeth takes her rightful place. The path to freedom is sometimes stained with blood.
DIRECTOR /
Matthew Lutton
CAST /
Bojana Novakovic
CAST /
Tyallah Bullock
CAST /
Johnny Carr
CAST /
Jessica Clarke
CAST /
Jim Daly
CAST /
Rashidi Edward
CAST /
Natasha Herbert
CAST /
Khisraw Jones-Shukoor
CAST /
David Woods
SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER /
Dann Barber
LIGHTING DESIGNER /
Amelia Lever-Davidson
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER /
Jethro Woodward
Event & ticketing details
Performance Times
PREVIEWS /
7.30pm, Fri 5 Jul
7.30pm, Sat 6 Jul
7.30pm, Mon 8 Jul
7.30pm, Tue 9 Jul
OPENING NIGHT /
7.30pm, Wed 10 Jul
IN SEASON /
7.30pm, Tue – Sun
TIME TO TALK /
7.30pm, Tue 16 Jul
Content notes
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