Macbeth the production was filled with betrayal, jealousy, blood and murder. This gorey play kept you on your toes as the front row became covered in blood. All of the props, costumes, design of the Pop-Up Globe and stage worked extremely well with each other giving the overall play a great atmosphere not only for the audience but also the actors, enhancing their performance.
Macbeth (acted by Stephen Lovatt) started with screaming and terror, Lady Macbeth came running out onto the stage grasping her baby tightly against her. She was then followed by a huge fight scene filled with blood and death. When lady Macbeth's baby was killed it shocked the whole audience. Blood bags were popped when a sword was slashed across the baby’s throat which made me and the rest of the crowd gasp in horror and sheer disbelief. I thought that the opening of macbeth the play was one of the most intense. The director, Tom Mallaburn, made a great choice in choosing to use blood. The blood made fights and death scenes so much more realistic. It made the audience react to the scenes in ways that prompted the actors and let them know their audience was intrigued. The
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The witches were definitely characters that stood out in the play. The set provided a excellent surrounding for the witches. The witches would climb up the posts on the side of the stage where some of the audience were seated. The other witch crawled on her hands and knees around the stage and up onto the balcony which gave the witches a thrilling stage presence. All three of the witches would walk around the stage dancing and moving their bodies singing and harmonising together. The tone and pitch of their voices together sent shivers down my spine. The director did a amazing job choosing the witches and slightly altering the way shakespeare portrayed them giving the whole play a unique feel which I enjoyed as it kept me on my