The Tragedy of Macbeth
Macbeth
Yaël Farber directs James McArdle as Macbeth and Saoirse Ronan as Lady Macbeth in the Almeida's Olivier Award-nominated production about a couple's spine-chilling quest for power.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
- Type: Plays
- Channel: BBC Four
- Duration: 2'32'11''
- Broadcast date: 2023
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
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