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Macbeth Poster

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

Macduff

Macbeth

7.30 pm Wednesday 2nd - Saturday 5th June 2010
7.30 pm Wednesday 9th - Saturday 12th June 2010

Traquair House, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire EH44 6PW

Tickets: £12 (£10 concession)
Tickets and supper: £24 (£22 concession): Menu
Box Office: Eastgate Theatre Peebles, 01721 725777

Helpful-links
Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre
Location and directions to Traquair House
Local accommodation - ReceptionBell.com

Please ensure that you arrive by 7.20 pm, to allow yourself time to walk to the start of the play. This is an outdoor promenade performance and you should wear sensible shoes and appropriate clothing.

4 star review of last year's production of Othello in The List.
Scotland on Sunday review of the 2008 production of The Merry Wives of Windsor.

A BBC radio piece about this year's performance of Macbeth:

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Photographs of the Performance

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Summary of the Play

Shakespeare's Macbeth tells the story of a man tempted to murder his king. He knows this is wrong, and that the consequences may be disastrous. He tries to resist temptation, but urged on by his wife, and ambitious for the kingship, gives way. Once the murder is committed and the kingship gained, the moral disintegration of Macbeth begins.

Lady Macbeth is ambitious and wants her husband to be king. She urges him to commit the murder. She does not foresee that the guilt that arises from the deed will lead to the downfall of them both.

The Weird Sisters foresee Macbeth's fate, and tantalise him with predictions and visions that encourage him to take the disastrous actions which lead to his destruction.

The tragedy of Macbeth is Scotland's tragedy. The murder of Duncan is not only the murder of an innocent man, but also the destruction of the trust essential to hold the community together. Once they realise this, the Scots re-group and take the only action possible to restore that trust.

Map

The map below shows where to park your car and the route to the first scene. Please arrive by 7.20 pm to ensure you have time to walk to the first scene by 7.30.


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