Macbeth Media - Interviews & Reviews
“Her decline should be truly tragic, and to access that I’ve tried to delve deep into love, hope, disappointment. All the good stuff.”
“It makes me proud to think that young people who saw any one of the Rep shows would see black women excelling, delivering top quality work and owning the space. Especially Macbeth which they might see as inaccessible – I hope it’ll empower them to engage with Shakespeare and literature more broadly.”
“Potent brew of monstrous majesty and sexual twists”
“innovative, relevant and tragically delightful”
“A wildly eclectic fever dream... Isabel Adomakoh Young and Olivia Dowd bring real emotion, real intimacy to the central relationship.”
“Brilliant performances, lovely trusting of impulses and delicious storytelling
⭐⭐⭐⭐”
“The Rep company look completely at home on the stage of the Garrick Theatre [..] a fearless production”
“It makes a virtue of its young, gifted and diverse cast ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️”
“A chilling and stylish production”
“Engaging, energetic and enthralling
⭐⭐⭐⭐”
“Maybe the best Macbeth I’ve ever seen”
“It’s a story about ambition, and love, and what people will do to get something – there’s no reason why that shouldn’t be explored in a different way. In fact there’s every reason why it should be”
“Skive off work for the afternoon to see the NYT’s Macbeth. You’ll not soon forget the lady butcher, nor the Weird Sisters of Gaga.
4.5/5”
“NYT is on the frontline of things that take longer to trickle into more mainstream theatre institutions”