Shakespeare Shorts | Playing Macbeth: Act I, Scenes 1 and 3

Duration: 19'30''

Synopsis

Each programme in this series takes a scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth. In this programme they are Act 1, Scenes 1 and 3, in which the witches cast their spell and confront Macbeth. Various traditional and modern productions are shown.

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