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MACBETH
A co-production with
Nottingham Playhouse
Theatre Company
By William
Shakespeare
Directed by
Lucy Pitman-Wallace
12 September – 11
October 2008
Shakespeare’s dark and bloody tragedy, Macbeth, tells a tale of one man’s quest for the
crown and whose actions create a disturbing and unsettling period of fear and tyranny in
medieval Scotland.
Upon his victorious return from battle, Macbeth is met by three witches who give him a
tantalising prophecy for his future – he will acquire great power in his homeland, firstly as
Thane of Cawdor and then as King of Scotland. Alongside his ambitious and scheming
wife, their thirst for ultimate power begins to take control, setting the scene for a bloody
royal coup. Driven by a fear of losing his new kingdom, Macbeth centres on the building
tensions, paranoia and fear that lead to violence and murder.
Award-winning Scottish actor Liam Brennan (The Winter’s Tale, The Merchant of Venice,
Othello) takes the lead role as Macbeth in this thrillingly dark production which kick starts
the Lyceum’s new season. Joining Liam on stage is Allison McKenzie (River City) as Lady
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Macbeth, Jimmy Chisholm (Trumpets & Raspberries, The Merchant of Venice) as King
Duncan and Christopher Brand (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, London’s Palladium) as Macduff.
Director Lucy Pitman-Wallace (RSC Sadler’s Wells, York Theatre Royal, Nottingham
Playhouse) directs her first Lyceum production with a strong creative team including
designer Lucy Osbourne, lighting designer Jenny Kagan and associate artist Philip Pinsky
(Glass Menagerie, Living Quarters & The Winter’s Tale) as sound designer and composer.
Macbeth is a co-production with Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company and will transfer
to Nottingham Playhouse (22 October – 15 November) after its run at the Lyceum.
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Cast:
Macbeth Liam Brennan
Banquo/Seyton Martin Ledwith
Macduff Christopher Brand
Malcolm Sam Heughan
Ross Donald Pirie
Lennox Stuart Nicoll
King Duncan Jimmy Chisholm
Lady Macbeth Allison McKenzie
Lady Macduff/ Witch 1 Claire Brown
Witch 2/Cream Faced Loon Joanne Cummins
Witch 3 Pauline Lynch
-ENDS -
Lucy Pitman-Wallace: Lucy trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and her UK premiere
production of The Burial at Thebes (Nottingham Playhouse) 2005 earned her TMA Best
Director nomination. Lucy has directed Endgame for the Liverpool Everyman starring
Matthew Kelly and Matthew Rixon and she is currently reviving The Burial at Thebes for
two festivals in the USA – Arts and Ideas in New Haven and the Spoleto Festival in
Charleston. Lucy runs Three Legged Company and has directed twelve productions
including Dossier: Ronald Akkerman (Gate), A Special Relationship (UK tour) and
Eastward Ho! (part of RSC Swan Season – Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement
2003). Lucy’s future projects include Mary Stuart for the Malmo Theatre in Sweden.
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Press office: 30b Grindlay Street, Edinburgh EH3 9AX. Tel 0131 248 4822. Fax 0131 228 3955. Email
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008
First Look Friday (preview performance) sponsored by The List: Friday 12 September
at 7.45pm – all tickets £5 – on sale now!
Pre-show talk with Owen Dudley Edwards: Tuesday 16 September at 6pm – tickets £3 /
under 18s free
PRICES
Press office: 30b Grindlay Street, Edinburgh EH3 9AX. Tel 0131 248 4822. Fax 0131 228 3955. Email
press@lyceum.org.uk.
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
School Groups: £7.50 (stalls & grand circle). £6.50 (upper circle). Matinees – all seats
£6.50. One teacher free with every ten pupils.
Registered unemployed: (Tues – Thurs) half price in advance, £1 tickets available on the
day (max 20, stalls only). ID required.
Students/ people with disabilities: Half price (excludes First Look Fridays), £5 for Wed
matinees. Wheelchair spaces are available in the stalls boxes. Students – full time only –
ID required.
Groups: 8+ £3 off each ticket (matinees £2 off); 20+ £4 off each ticket (matinees £3 off)
plus one free ticket.
To book tickets please call our box office on 0131 248 4848. For group bookings of 8+
please call 0131 248 4849.
For press enquiries and to arrange press tickets please contact Melissa Clarke, Press
Officer on 0131 248 4822 or email: mclarke@lyceum.org.uk
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Press office: 30b Grindlay Street, Edinburgh EH3 9AX. Tel 0131 248 4822. Fax 0131 228 3955. Email
press@lyceum.org.uk.