Macbeth

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

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Newcomer brings powerful acting experience

Wicked witches in the woods ... that’s what you’ll find at Traquair House this June. Pictured here are Carol Norris from Galashiels as a witch and newcomer to Shakespeare at Traquair, Jacques Kerr (Macbeth). Jacques is relishing his role as the complex and difficult Macbeth. “The settting at Traquair is stunning and lends itself perfectly the play.” Jacques told us. “I am really enjoying working outdoors with such a committed cast. It gives me a chance to interact closely with the audience and truly bring the story alive.”

Jacques trained at the RSAMD (MDra) in 2000 and since then the majority of his acting work has been in TV: Taggart, Life Support, River City, Rebus and Tinsel Town. Of his stage appearances, he claims his overriding aim has been to, “Say the lines and not bump into the furniture.” Most recently he played Creon in the sellout Edinburgh Fringe production of Antigone, a task which called for more than words in the right order and the ability to walk and talk.

No doubt, Jacques Kerr will prove a very satisfying Macbeth in this latest Shakespeare at Traquair production. It will certainly be worth checking out.

Macbeth runs from Wednesday to Saturday, 2-5 June and 9-12 June at Traquair House, Innerleithen. Tickets are £12 (£10 conc) and available from the Eastgate Theatre box office 01721 725777. Supper tickets are available on Friday and Saturday nights at £24 (£22 conc) for a two course supper plus coffee.