In the People’s Light and Theatre Co.’s current production of Macbeth, Pearce Bunting interprets the famous Scottish traitor as if he is mentally ill. One moment this Macbeth is manic – wildly jumping ...

As Macbeth’s fate begins to catch up with him, the king in Los Angeles Opera’s 31 st season opener cannot look forward to having earned honor, love or compassion. His voice rises into a stressed high ...

Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” may have a slightly longer title than past adaptations of the Scottish Play, but the movie itself, at 105 minutes, is actually tighter than most. It’s a few ...

The legions of readers who adore the dark Scandinavian noir of Jo Nesbø will also love Macbeth, his adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous play. OK, thank goodness that’s over. Now I can say without ...

William Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth is many things: ruthless, ambitious, manipulative, flawed. But there’s one thing she isn’t ...

Denzel Washington takes on the title character in Joel Coen's Bard-based film, The Tragedy of Macbeth, with murder-minded Lady Macbeth played by Coen's wife, Frances McDormand. This year has had lots ...

The Bard churned out King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra as London reeled from the foiled Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and an outbreak of the bubonic plague the following year.

Unable to shake the thought, Macbeth tells his wife, Lady Macbeth. Driven by an insatiable hunger for power, posterity and ...

New production of %27Macbeth%27 is set in mental hospital%2C with patient re-enacting the play Cumming uses few props%2C and has two co-stars who share dialogue only ...

As the cinematographer for The Tragedy of Macbeth, Bruno Delbonnel looked to help director Joel Coen explore “theatricality” within cinema, without making a film that was itself too much like a play. ...

Every year, I make it a tradition to watch “A Christmas Carol” in some form. I’ve seen nearly every type of Scrooge you can ...