- One Mans Opinion Episode 73: Macbeth on Broadway
- “The Only Decent Married Couple In Shakespeare” – Daniel Craig On Macbeth And Lady Macbeth
- Word of Mouth Review: Macbeth
- Why should you read “Macbeth”? – Brendan Pelsue
- Denzel Washington Isnt Afraid To Say “Macbeth” Out Loud In A Theater
- Watch: The Cast of Sleep No More Share an Inside Look at Their Reopening
- One Mans Opinion Season 2 Ep. 29: Topdog/Underdog on Broadway review
One Mans Opinion Episode 73: Macbeth on Broadway
passion fury destiny despair rage murder,and vengeance,so many things associated with william,shakespeares violent and bloody macbeth,yeah i said it what youre gonna do,about it,but lo and behold director sam gold did,something ive never seen done before,with this play he found the humor,[Music],[Applause],[Music],hello and welcome to episode 73 of one,mans opinion where i review,professional theater in new york and,connecticut today i am reviewing the,broadway revival of william,shakespeares macbeth directed by sam,gold and starring daniel craig as the,titular scottish lord and ruth nega as,lady macbeth currently at the longacre,theatre at 220 west 48th street in new,york running through july 10th macbeth,about a scottish lord,played by craig who with the,encouragement of his wife nega usurps,the throne of king duncan played by paul,lazar by murdering him in their home,after their interpretation of prophecies,by a band of witches assures their,rightful taking of the throne it is oft,considered shakespeares bloodiest play,and it may very well be though titus,andronicus has a strong argument,and yes golds version in spite of its,stripped-down design with minimal set,pieces is bloody,very bloody with people being hung,upside down and exsanguinated gutted and,disemboweled,but,funny,yes in the right moments there are well,planned laughs in golds direction its,a wonder that anyone looks beyond all,the blood and guts for the funny moments,but its great that he was able to,successfully do so without diminishing,the integrity of the drama within much,of the credit also goes to craig who,doesnt shy away from macbeths,vulnerabilities and his flippant,attitude,toward other members of his court most,notably michael patrick thornton as,lennox and danny wollihan as satan,who both at times provide comic relief,to the play,gold also created a couple interludes,not in the original play where the cast,members particularly michael patrick,thornton have a couple laughs with the,audience some purists wont like it and,thats understandable but i didnt mind,it it allowed for a breather for the,audience and probably allowed deck crew,to clean up blood on the stage behind a,curtain while its down,but whats best about craigs,performance is that he looks like he has,a brutal duality struggling within him,with an almost bipolar quality,resting on top of it in one scene hell,march on stage with the confident,bravado of one who is ready to be king,while the next scene he cowers in the,shadows filled with despair unsure of,any of his life choices and afraid of,where his life choices will lead,its a splendid performance with,detailed nuance ruth nega also gives a,great performance as lady macbeth uh her,descent into madness and the fifth act,is delightfully disturbing her and craig,let their respective characters feed off,of each others penchant for greed and,power its something where if neither of,them had been together neither would,have instigated such a bloody story but,their animalistic passion for each other,feeds each others motivations at least,until things run out of their control,much credit must go to che allyande,the understudy for macduff who came on,the day after opening to cover for,grantham coleman the night i was in,attendance he gives a powerhouse,performance especially in the latter,half of the play when macbeth turns on,his family in order to solidify his,position of power and it was great to,hear not only the audience support him,but the cast cheer him on after the,final curtain call,if youve never seen a shakespearean,play macbeth is a hard one to watch for,your first time out the subject matter,is dark and morbid and it is brutally,violent i would suggest reading an,annotated copy of the play before seeing,it to have a better grasp of the,language and what is being said golds,direction and the performance of the,cast will easily help with navigating,you through the piece,well,shakespeare fans may be taken aback at,the moments of flippancy,but i think it all comes together quite,well considering how old the text is at,this point to stage a shakespearean play,a director must be clear in purpose and,intent and gold gives us clear vision,into the murky mirror of madness that is,macbeth,but i am only one mans opinion so be,sure to leave yours in the comments,below if youd like to see macbeth ill,leave a link in the description you can,support my channel by liking sharing and,subscribing and click the notification,bell to be alerted to future reviews my,next review will be potus on broadway,thank you for watching and i will see,you at the theater,[Music],[Applause],[Music],you
“The Only Decent Married Couple In Shakespeare” – Daniel Craig On Macbeth And Lady Macbeth
>> Stephen: THE MAN HIMSELF, MR. DANIEL CRAIG.,NOW, THEN, DANIEL, YOU ARE RETURNING TO THE STAGE.,>> I HAVENT SEEN THAT.,>> Stephen: FOR THE BROADWAY PRODUCTION OF “MACBETH.”, ( APPLAUSE ) CAN RUTH NEGGA.,AS LADY MACBETH.,HAVE YOU DONE MACBETH BEFORE?,>> YEAH, 30 YEARS AGO AT DRAMA SCHOOL.,>> Stephen: OH, SURE, SCENES.,>> NO, WE DID THE WHOLE THING.,>> Stephen: REALLY?,>> YEAH, WE DID– I MEAN, I PLAYED MACBETH, AND WE DID IT IT,IN BUDAPEST, WHICH WAS JUST LIKE IN 91, OR 90.,IT WAS.,>> Stephen: IT WAS TERRIBLE?,IS THIS ONE GOING TO BE BETTER?,>> I HOPE SO.,YES, IT IS.,WEVE GOT RUTH.,ITS GOING TO BE AMAZING.,>> Stephen: THERE HAVE BEEN– LIKE BOND, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT,OF FAMOUS MACBETHS.,HAVE YOU STAYED CLEAN OF THAT OR HAVE YOU WATCHED OTHER PEOPLES,PERFORMANCE?,>> I DONT MIND WATCHING OTHER THINGS.,I STEAL ANYBODYS PERFORMANCE IM NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT, YOU,KNOW,.,>> Stephen: I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT MACBETH.,I WAS JUST HAVING THIS DISCUSSION WITH MY FAMILY THE,OTHER DAY ABOUT IS MACBETH– LIKE, WHY DOES MACBETH WANT TO,BE KING?,BECAUSE HE DOESNT EXPECT TO BE KING, I DONT THINK, UNTIL THE,WITCHES SAY, “YEAH, YOURE GOING TO BE KING.”,>> I THINK THATS WRONG., ( LAUGHTER ) BUT I DONT– BUT– WELL ONLY,BECAUSE ITS PROBABLY OPEN TO INTERPRETATION.,>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU INTERPRET IT?,>> I WOULD ENTERTAINMENT IT AS ITS A DISCUSSION THATS HAD,QUITE OFTEN IN THE MACBETH HOUSEHOLD OVER DINNER.,LIKE, “YOUD MAKE A GOOD KING.”,AND I THINK — >> Stephen: SO LADY MACBETH IS,A BAD GUY?,>> NO, I THINK THEYRE EQUALLY– THEYRE THE ONLY REALLY DECENT,MARRIED COUPLE IN SHAKESPEARE.,>> Stephen: I HAVE HEARD THAT.,>> AND THEY ARE VERY MUCH IN LOVE, AND THEY VERY MUCH– BUT,THEYRE VERY AMBITIOUS, AND IF IT WASNT FOR A LITTLE MURDER,,THEYD ACTUALLY BE A PRETTY GOOD PAIR.,>> Stephen: THEYRE IN IT– THEYRE IN IT TOGETHER.,”IT” JUST HAPPENS TO BE EVIL.,>> AND I THINK THE INEQUALITY THATS OFTEN TALKED ABOUT, ITS,HER– ITS HER, YOU KNOW, MANIPULATING HIM.,I THINK THATS ALL ( BLEEP ).,I THINK THAT THEYRE BOTH AS CULPABLE AS EACH OTHER.,AND BECAUSE THEYRE IN QUITE– YOU KNOW, THEYRE A VERY,TOGETHER COUPLE.,THATS WHAT WERE GOING TO TRY AND EXPLORE WITH OUR –,>> Stephen: WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO RETURN TO STAGE AT A,TIME– >> TERRIFYING!,NO, NO.,WONDERFUL.,>> Stephen: I IMAGINE IT MUST BE A LITTLE TERRIFYING.,>> YEAH.,IT IS.,ITS– ITS– I MEAN– SORRY, FINISH YOUR QUESTION.,>> Stephen: I REFUSE TO., ( LAUGHTER ).,>> YOURE REALLY GOING TO BE LIKE THIS?,>> Stephen: IT REALLY IS.,>> IT WAS GOING TO WELL.,>> Stephen: WERE NOT EVEN GOING TO CUT TO COMMERCIAL AT,ANY POINT.,>> YOURE GOING TO KEEP GOING.,>> Stephen: IM GOING TO STARE AT YOU IN SILENCE.,>> YOU KNOW I QUITE LIKE THAT.,>> Stephen: WHAT I MEAN IS RIGHT NOW THE THEATERS HAD SUCH,A HELL OF A RIDE THE LAST TWO YEARS.,>> SO MANY INDUSTRIES HAVE HAD SUCH A TERRIBLE TIME, BUT,ESPECIALLY THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, AND ESPECIALLY,BROADWAY.,AND IM PART OF THE THEATER COMMUNITY IN THIS TOWN, AND VERY,PROUDLY PART OF IT.,”MACBETH” IS A GREAT SHOW.,ITS ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT SHOW.,THERES A REASON ITS DONE OVER AND OVER AGAIN BECAUSE ITS ONE,OF THE BEST STORIES.,ITS ONE OF THE QUICKEST STORY S.,>> Stephen: ITS SHORT.,WE TOTALLY GET WHOSE HAPPENING.,>> SEX, BLOOD, VIOLENCE.,>> Stephen: A LOT GOES ON, FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.,>> FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.,AND, YEAH, SO WE WERE JUST– I WANTED TO BE PARENT OF THAT AND,TRY AND HELP BROADWAY GET BACK ON ITS FEET AGAIN.,I MEAN, THATS REALLY– ( APPLAUSE ).,>> Stephen: PART OF THAT– YOURE GIVING AWAY– MY,UNDERSTANDING IS THIS PRODUCTION– MY UNDERSTANDING IS,THIS PRODUCTION OF “MACBETH” IS IT GIVING AWAY TICKETS TO– FOR,THE 2022 SEASON.,>> YES.,>> Stephen: TO MAKE IT MORE– TO MAKE THE SHOW MORE,ACCESSIBLE.,>> LOTS OF REASONS.,WEVE GOT SOME GREAT SPONSORS, AND I COULD LIST THEM.,I PROBABLY SHOULD.,I WILL FORGET SOMEBODY WHICH WOULD BE TERRIBLE.,MICHAEL KOORS, AMERICAN EXPRESS, OMEGA– WERE STARTING AT 2022,,BECAUSE ITS A GOOD NUMBER TO START AT.,BUT WE WANT TO BUILD THAT AND GIVE TICKETS AWAY TO STUDENTS,ALL THE AROUND THE NEW YORK AREA BECAUSE WE WANT THOSE PEOPLE TO,COME TO BROADWAY., ( APPLAUSE ) AND WE WANT THAT TO BE THE,AUDIENCE.,>> Stephen: I MISUNDERSTOOD.,I MISUNDERSTOOD.,I THOUGHT YOU WERE GIVING UP ON THE TICKETS DURING THE YEAR OF,22.,YOURE GIVING OUT 2,022 TICKETS.,>> YES.,Q. I SHOULD LISTEN MORE. ( LAU) >> 2,022.,>> Stephen: EXACTLY.,THERES A LOT MADE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACTING ON,STAGE AND ACTING IN FILM.,>> RIGHT.,>> Stephen: AND RATHER THAN ASK YOU THAT, BECAUSE I THINK,THAT GETS ASKED A LOT, IM CURIOUS WHAT ITS LIKE TO ACT ON,FILM WITH PEOPLE LIKE JUDI DENCH, JEFFREY WRIGHT, AND BEN,WINSHAW, A MURDERERS ROW OF THEATER ACTORS.,WHATS IT LIKE TO PERFORM ON FILM WITH THEATER PEOPLE?,IS THAT DIFFERENT?,>> I THINK WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THEATER PEOPLE IS THAT THEYVE,GROWN UP WORKING VERY COLLABORATIVELY WITH EACH OTHER,,BECAUSE THATS– WHEN YOURE PTTING ON A SHOW, LIKE YOU GUYS,DO EVERY NIGHT HERE, YOU HAVE TO KIND OF WORK TOGETHER TO GET IT,IT ON.,THERES A LOT GOES ON BEHIND THERE, IM SURE.,AND I THINK THAT THAT YOU FEEL WHEN YOURE WORKING WITH ACTORS,OF THAT CALIBER.,BUT I MEAN — >> Stephen: OF THIS CALIBER.,>> THIS CALIBER HERE, IS WHAT I MEANT., ( LAUGHTER ) BUT, YOU KNOW, JUDI DENCH, I,MEAN, WHAT CAN YOU SAY?, ( APPLAUSE ) WILL.,>> Stephen: NOW, BEFORE I LET YOU GO, THERES A REALLY,IMPORTANT QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU.,YOU HAVE LAID DOWN YOUR DOUBLE OS, YOURE NO LONGER GOING TO,BE JAMES BOND.,BUT I WANT TO SEE WHETHER I CAN HOLD YOU TO THE SUPPORT YOU,OFFERED ME FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN YOU CAME ON THE SHOW.,JIM.,CAN I BE THE NEXT BOND?,CAN YOU HOOK THAT UP?, ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) DONE.,ITS DONE.,NOW, THAT– WE SHOOK ON THAT., ( LAUGHTER ) WE SHOOK ON THAT.,>> WE DID, DIDNT WE?,>> Stephen: WHERE I COME FROM, A HANDSHAKE IS A DEAL.,>> WHERE IS THAT, WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?,>> Stephen: RIGHT HERE ON THIS STAGE.,ARE YOU WILLING TO THROW YOUR WEIGHT BEHIND ME.,>> BARBARA BROCKRY IS BACKSTAGE, SO SMARTEN UP AIBILITY, BUT,MAYBE GO BACK– SHES READY TO AUDITION YOU RIGHT NOTICE.,NOW.,NOW.,>> Stephen: SHES BACK THERE?,>> YEAH.,>> Stephen: HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR YOU TO BE IN SHAPE?,>> HOW IMPORTANT– HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT THE JOB.,>> Stephen: MOST OF THE OF YOURS WAS, LIKE, C.G.I., RIGHT.,>> MOST OF IT.,>> Stephen: MOST OF IT?,>> YEAH.,>> Stephen: LAST TIME– THE FIRST TIME I MET YOU AND I THINK,THE SECOND TIME I INTERVIEWED YOU WE ARMED WRESTLE.,>> YOU JUST CLEARED THAT AWAY.,ARE WE DOING THIS AGAIN?,>> Stephen: I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WOULDNT MIND GIVING ME,ANOTHER SHOT.,COULD I GET ANOTHER SHOT?, ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WE DONT HAVE TO, IF YOU– IF,YOURE WORRIED, WE DONT HAVE TO– WE DONT HAVE TO DO THIS IF,YOURE WORRIED.,OKAY.,DO YOU WANT TO…,THERE YOU GO., ( APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERING ),WILL.,>> WHATS THIS?,WHATS THIS?,>> Stephen: PERFORMANCES OF “MACBETH” START MARCH 29 AT THE,LONGACRE THEATRE.,TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW.,DANIEL CRAIG, EVERYBODY!,WELL BE RIGHT BACK WITH DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN., ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪
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Word of Mouth Review: Macbeth
hi Im Steve Im Ellen and Im Julie and,youre watching word of mouth if it were,done when tis done then twere well it,were done quickly if the assassination,could trammel up the consequence and,catch with his surcease success that put,this blow might better be all in the end,all here but here upon this bank and,shoal of time we jumped the life to come,today we saw the Scottish play I saw the,Macbeth although I dont think Im,supposed to say the name of the show I,think quite a while since I I taught me,that and in fact when the play first,began I thought you should have looked,at my notes from years ago just to,remind myself because Ive been distant,from the flat for so long but it comes,back I remembered that you know certain,things about it like I knew that he you,know finds the witches and that they,tell him that hes going to be king and,then his wife gets excited and she,encourages him to you know facilitate,that process and and then I know that he,goes back and that she goes crazy and,thats about all I remembered when,reviewing a Shakespearean play youre,really not reviewing the play youre,reviewing the production because lets,face it you know better people than I,have have critiqued Shakespeare his work,stands for itself this particular show,takes place in a time which is unknown,in a place which is unknown and but the,dialogue is all its all Shakespeare,its a modernized version of the,original its a complete horror play,very dark very creepy and the three,women who play the witches her,traditional like their hats which we,hangs and whatnot but they were you sort,of really creepy institutionalized marms,with their,hats in their evil stares and it was,awesome I found it initially very,jarring you know visually it was it was,almost an assault as well as orally but,as I went further and further into the,play I became kind of drawn into this,interpretation and by the end found it,to be highly effective and they use,projection on the back to help you,realize that youre in different places,and when people start dying people start,going insane you start to see a lot of,stuff on the background the film filming,in the back correct me if Im wrong but,it looked like it was the Soviet Union,during Stalins time it was that was,that what we were watching there which,kind of reinforced the Stalins regime,was probably one of the most,totalitarian and an evil of all times,and I think that was done to reinforce,how truly maniacal Lisa the Macbeths,were in their ambition to have power Im,not a Trekkie at all and personally I,feel great pity for Patrick Stewart that,once his name is mentioned all anybody,mentions this is rollus what was it,wrong loop somebody or another well,obviously Im not a Trekkie so I dont,know the name but hes a brilliant actor,absolutely brilliant actor he is a one,of the finest actors that I have ever,seen I dont pretend to understand the,entire play Im not an expert on,Shakespeare but I can tell you it was a,dazzling performance by him Caitlyn,would who plays Lady Macbeth she was she,was good I thought she was really good,she definitely used watched her sort of,descent into madness quite well I think,that Cait Fleetwood was was just,marvelous she really subsumed that role,into herself she didnt seem to be,performing a role she seemed to be Lady,Macbeth shes a lot younger than he is I,dont know what how he managed I would,say he probably I dont know how all,Macbeth was in the original play,probably in his 40s or something like,that,Patrick Stewarts not in his 40s hes a,lot older than that and she shes got to,be 20 years younger than him so that was,an interesting thing there he was like,she was like a trophy wife for him I,dont think Ive typecast either role in,terms of age and it was insignificant to,me that there you know is significant,age difference between Patrick Stewart,and Kate Fleetwood he is certainly a,very vigorous and youthful whatever age,he is and it was insignificant to me,very very powerful performances by both,of them it was a a magnificently,powerful show the cast is huge and,theres always different people running,around and theyre all speaking in Old,English and and theyre talking all over,each other and if things are happening,the speech is happening very fast even,though the play is taking a long time,that I was basically completely confused,most of the time about what was,happening and I was relying heavily on,what my knowledge was of the play and,the plot I had no idea what they were,saying I had no idea which character was,who its hard to follow when youre,sitting reading it let alone when its,flying by you with a with an English,accent I would recommend it to people,who are really familiar with the play,macbeth and and who like horror so if,you have a Venn diagram were like that,little sliver where it meets in the,middle I think and maybe has a long,attention span because thats not me so,that little triangle where all those,things intersect if you dont know the,play macbeth as cool as it is i dont,think youre going to really enjoy it as,much well of course i can recommend this,play to former english teachers and,their literate husbands we both loved,it look at the play and its,interpretation I think if youre in high,school and youre studying Macbeth in,English this would be a perfect thing to,say someone who loves drama who isnt,going to think that the drama is,undermined by the theatricality its,somebody who can sit through a,three-hour play and,handle the language but for anyone whos,able to do that I think its dont miss,its a very good change of pace from the,standard Broadway fair your constancy,had left you unattended honest occasion,call us and show us to be watches they,not lost so poorly in your thoughts no,my deed twere best not know myself,course
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Why should you read “Macbeth”? – Brendan Pelsue
المترجم: Mohammad Houri المدقّق: fatima ma,هنالك مسرحية قوية جدًّا لدرجة أن الخرافة القديمة تقول,أنه يجب ألّا يُذكر اسمها أبداً في المسرح،,مسرحية تبدأ بالسحر، وتنتهي برأسٍ مقطوع يتقطّر دماً،,مسرحية مليئة بالألغاز والنبوءات والكوابيس المُريعة,والكثير من القتل الوحشي.,مسرحية لويليام شكسبير يُشار إليها أحياناً باسم “مسرحية الاسكتلندي”,أو “مأساة ماكبث.”,تم أداؤها لأول مرة على مسرح غلوب في لندن عام 1606،,و”ماكبث” هي أقصر مأساة لشكسبير.,وهي أيضاً واحدة من أكثر مسرحياته المفعمة بالحركة.,في خمسة فصول، يروي قصة النبيل الاسكتلندي,الذي يسرق العرش،,ويسيطر في عهد الإرهاب،,ثم يلقى نهايةً دمويّة.,وطوال العرض، تُطرح أسئلة هامة حول الطموح,والقوة,والعنف،,والتي تتحدث مباشرةً عن عصر شكسبير السياسي,ويتواصل صداها في عصرنا.,في أوائل القرن ال17 كانت إنكلترا غير مستقرة سياسياً.,توفيت الملكة إليزابيث الأولى عام 1603 دون أن تترك وريثًا،,وفي حركة مُفاجئة،,مرر مستشاروها التاج إلى جيم ستيوارت، ملك اسكتلاندا.,بعد عامين، تعرّض جيمس لمحاولة اغتيال,عُرفت بمؤامرة البارود.,كانت أسئلة عمّا أكسب الملك الشرعية,على شفاه الجميع.,لذا توجّب على شكسبير معرفة أن لديه مواد قوية,عندما عدَّل ودمج بين قصص,عن ملكٍ اسكتلندي قاتل من القرن الحادي عشر اسمه ماكبث,والعديد من النبلاء الآخرين.,وجد تسلسلها الزمني في “سجلات هولنشيد”،,تاريخ بريطانيا وإيرلندا الشعبي في القرن السادس عشر.,كان شكسبير يعرف أيضاً أن عليه نشر قصته,بطريقةٍ من شأنها انتزاع الاهتمام,من جمهوره المتنوع والفظ.,كان الغلوب يُرحِّب بجميع فئات المجتمع.,شاهد المُدراء الأثرياء المسرحية من شُرُفات مغطاة,بينما دفع الفقراء فلساً واحداً لدخول العرض,من قسمٍ في الهواء الطلق يُسمى الحفرة.,كان الكلام والسخرية والهُتاف من الأمور الشائعةً أثناء العروض.,كانت هنالك اعتبارات حتى للجمهور الذي يرمي الأثاث عندما يرتبك الممثلين.,افتتحت “ماكبث” بإنفجار واقعي.,يظهر الرعد وثلاث ساحرات.,يُعلن أنهن يبحَثن,عن نبيل اسكتلندي وبطل حرب اسمه ماكبِث،,ثم يطرن وهن يرددن لعنةً تتنبأ أن العالم ذاهبٌ للجنون.,”الجميل قبيح والقبيح جميل فلنطر عبر الضباب والهواء الملوث.”,كما رأينا، لاحقاً وجدوا ماكبث وتابعهُ النبيل بانكيو.,”كل التحية ماكبث” ، تنبأن: “ستكون ملكًا مستقبلاً!”,”ملك؟” تساءل ماكبث.,ما الذي عليه أن يفعله حتى يكسب التاج؟,سرعان ما وضع ماكبث وزوجته السيدة ماكبث,خطط القتل والكذب والخيانة.,في حمام الدم الذي تلى ذلك،,قدّم شكسبير للمشاهدين بعض المقاطع الأكثر تميّزاً,في الأدب الإنكليزي.,” اخرجي أيتها البقعة اللعينة، اخرجي!” هكذا كانت تبكي السيدة ماكبث عندما تظُن,أنه لا يمكنها إزالة دم ضحاياها عن يديها.,هاجسها بالذنب هو أحد المواضيع التي تمتد في المسرحية،,إلى جانب النزعة العامة لإساءة استخدام السلطة،,ودورات غير منتهية من العنف والخيانة،,الصراع السياسي الرافض.,كما هو الحال مع لغة شكسبير،,فإن عددًا من العبارات التي هُيأت في بداية المسرحية,قد تكررت عدة مرات بحيث تُعتبر شائعة الآن.,شملت “استغلال اللطف الإنساني”,و”ما حدث قد حدث”,وتعويذة الساحرات الشهيرة:,”افتعل المشاكل وفاقمها؛ تشتعل النار ويفور القدر.”,لكن شكسبير احتقظ بالجزء الأكثر إثارة لماكبث نفسه.,باتجاه نهاية المسرحية، يُبصر ماكبث جديّة الموت,وعبثية الحياة.,فيرثي: “فلتنطفئي أيتها الشمعة الضئيلة!”.,”ما الحياة إلا شبحٌ يمر،,ممثلٌ رديء يتبختر ساعةً أو بعض ساعة على خشبة المسرح,ومن ثم يختفي للأبد.,ما هي إلا حكاية يرويها أبله، ملؤها الجلبة والجعجعة,دون أي مغزى.”,ربما الحياة حكاية قالها أحمق، لكن “ماكبث” ليس كذلك.,دخلت لغة وأسلوب شكسبير حياتنا ووعينا الثقافي,بشكل استثنائي.,كثيراً ما يستخدم المخرجون القصة لتسليط الضوء على انتهاكات السلطة،,بدأً من المافيا الأمريكية,إلى الديكتاتوريين في جميع أنحاء العالم.,تحولت المسرحية إلى فيلم عدة مرات،,بما في ذلك “عرش الدم” لأكيرا كوروساوا،,والذي يصوّر اليابان الإقطاعية،,وتدعى النسخة الحديثة “اسكتلاندا، بي إي”.,والذي يعرض ماكبث ومنافسيه,كمدراء لمطاعم وجبات سريعة متنافسة.,بغض النظر عن العرض،,فإن أسئلة حول الأخلاق,والسياسة,والقوة لا تزال مطروحة إلى اليوم،,وهكذا تبدو “ماكبث” لشكسبير.
Denzel Washington Isnt Afraid To Say “Macbeth” Out Loud In A Theater
WELCOME BACK TO “THE LATE SHOW,” EVERYBODY.,FOLKS, MY FIRST GUEST IS A TWO TIME ACADEMY AWARD WINNER, A,TONY WINNER, AND AN ALL AROUND LEGEND.,PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO “THE LATE SHOW,” THE ONE, THE ONLY,,DENZEL WASHINGTON.,♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE ),♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE ), ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO!, ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO!,>> MERRY CHRISTMAS!, ( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: MAESTRO, MAESTRO,,LOVELY, LOVELY TO HAVE YOU BACK.,NOT JUST ON THE SHOW, BUT ON A PROPER BROADWAY STAGE HERE.,>> YES.,>> Stephen: YOURE NO STRANGER TO TROTTING THE BOARDS.,>> THANK YOU.,>> Stephen: AND– AND STARTED THAT RIGHT HERE–,>> “TROTTING THE BOARDS.”,>> Stephen: TROTTING THE BOARDS.,, YOU KNOW,, YOU KNOW, THE BOARDS, THE THEATER BOARDS.,AND STARTED DOING SO WHEN YOU WERE AT COLLEGE IN FORDHAM.,>> UH-OH.,>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.,THERES YOUR FIRST PRODUCTION IN COLLEGE.,>> EUGENE ONEILLS “THE EMPEROR JONES.”,>> Stephen: THERE YOU ARE.,FRESHMAN.,>> NO, I WAS A JUNIOR, JUNIOR.,I THOUGHT I WAS SUPPOSED TO ACT MEAN AND BE SERIOUS.,>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING– DO YOU HAVE ANY,ADVICE FOR THIS– WHAT 20-YEAR-OLD, 21-YEAR-OLD,,SOMETHING LIKE THAT?,DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR THIS KID RIGHT HERE?,BECAUSE HE SEEMS PRETTY CONFIDENT ALREADY.,>> THANK YOU.,IGNORANCE IS BLISS.,I DIDNT– THAT WAS THE FIRST LEADING ROLE I EVER PLAYED.,AND I DIDNT KNOW WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO.,ID GO OUT AND PEEK AND LOOK AT THE AUDIENCE AND, YOU KNOW,,COUNT, SEE IF MY MOM WAS OUT THERE OR SOMETHING.,>> Stephen: HOW OFTEN WAS YOUR MOM OUT THERE?,>> EVERY TIME, EVERY NIGHT.,>> Stephen: THATS WHAT MOMS DO.,THATS WHAT MOMS DO.,THATS NICE.,>> THATS WHAT MOMS DO., ( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: NOW, YOURE IN THE,NEW FILM ADAPTATION OF– WELL, WELL CALL IT THE SCOTTISH PLAY.,>> RIGHT “MACBETH.”,>> Stephen: EXACTLY, YOU CAN SAY IT.,DIRECTED BY JOEL COEN, COSTARRING FRANCES McDORMAND,,EXTRAORDINARY.,FIRST OF ALL, THERE IS, FOR PEOPLE WHO DONT KNOW, THERE IS,A TRADITION, A SUPERSTITION, NOT TO SAY THE NAME OF THAT PLAY–,IF YOU WANT TO SAY IT.,>> YOU MEAN “MACBETH?” >> Stephen: YES, NOT TO SAY,THE NAME OF THAT PLAY IN A THEATER BECAUSE ITS BAD LUCK.,DID YOU– WERE YOU TAUGHT THAT?,>> IM A GODFEARING MAN.,I DONT– THATS SUPERSTITION.,I DONT BELIEVE IN GHOST S.,>> Stephen: MACBETH, MACBETH, MACBETH.,>> MACBETH.,>> Stephen: OKAY, SO YOUVE PLAYED–,>> WHO STARTED THAT?,>> Stephen: I DONT– PROBABLY SOMEONE WHO DIDNT DO WELL IN,”MACBETH.”,>> PROBABLY.,>> Stephen: BLAMED IT ON A SUPERSTITION.,YOUVE DONE A FAIR AMOUNT OF SHAKESPEARE AT THIS POINT.,YOUVE BEEN IN “OTELLO,” RICHARD II” “JULIUS CAESAR.”,”MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.”,>> WITH KEANU.,>> Stephen: WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH,SHAKESPEARE?,FIRST TIME HAVING TO READ IT OR PERFORM IT?,>> “OTELLO.”,AFTER I DID “THE EMPEROR JONES” I PLAYED “OTELLO” AT FORDHAM,UNIVERSITY WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER THAN EVERYONE ELSE IN THE CAST.,>> Stephen: SOME PEOPLE WHEN THEY FIRST COME TO SHAKESPEARE,HAVE TROUBLE CRACKING IT, LIKE CRACKING THE MEANING OPEN.,LIKE EVERY SONNET IS IN THIS LITTLE BOX YOU HAVE TO OPEN AND,COMPLETELY SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND IT.,WHATS YOUR PROCESS LIKE TO WORK ON SHAKESPEAREAN MONOLOGUES?,>> I WAS AT THE– I WENT TO FORDHAM UNIVERSITY IN THE BRONX,FOR TWO YEARS, AND THEN LINCOLN CENTER FOR TWO YEARS., ( APPLAUSE ).,>> LINCOLN CENTER.,AT THE LINCOLN CENTER LIBRARY THEY HAD RECORDS OF THE PLAYS.,SO THEY HAD OLIVIERS “OTELLO.”,I PUT THE HEADPHONES ON… OH, MY LORD.,ID SIT THERE AND GO “OH, MY LORD.”,IGNORANCE IS BLISS, I DIDNT KNOW.,I THOUGHT ILL SING IT LIKE THIS AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.,PEOPLE SEEMED TO LIKE IT.,>> Stephen: DID YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FROM WELL-KNOWN,SHAKESPEAREAN PERFORMERS LIKE THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT.,DONT WORRY ABOUT THE SINGING?,HAS ANYBODY GIVEN YOU ADVICE?,>> IM SURE– YES, YES.,>> Stephen: THATS ALL I WANTED TO KNOW.,I WOULD– THATS ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS THAT SOMEONE GAVE YOU,ADVICE.,>> I HOPE THEY DID., ( LAUGHTER ).,>> Stephen: WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE ME SOME ADVICE?,>> I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO GIVE ME SOME ADVICE.,>> Stephen: ABOUT SHAKESPEARE?,>> YES.,>> Stephen: I DONT– I NEVER– I NEVER PERFORMED,SAKESPEARE EXCEPT IN ACTING CLASS.,>> NOW IS THE TIME.,NOW IS THE TIME.,>> SPEAKING TRIPPINGLY ON THE TONGUE.,>> BUT IF YOU MOUTH IT…,>> Stephen: MOUTH IT.,>> AS MANY OF YOUR PLAYERS DO.,BUT USE ALL WISELY FOR IN THE VERY TORRENT TEMPEST AS I MAY,SAY WHIRLWIND OF YOUR FASHION., ( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I DO– I DO–,>> DONT KNOW WHERE I FOUND THAT ONE.,BUT I FOUND IT.,>> Stephen: I DO KNOW TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW,,CREEPS AT ITS PETTY PACE TODAY, TODAY, FROM ITS LAST SORROW OF,OUR TIME, THE WAY TO DUSTED DEATH.,OUT, OUT, BRIEF CANDLE.,LIFE IS BUT A…, ( LAUGHTER ) WALKING SHADOW, A POOR PLAYER,WHO STRUTS AND FRETS HOUR UPON THE STAGE AND HEARD NO MORE.,>> IT IS A…,>> Stephen: TALE TOLD BY AN IDIOT, FULL OF SOUND AND FURY,,SIGNIFYING– >> NOTHING!,LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!,>> Stephen: BUT LETS TALK ABOUT THAT.,LETS TALK ABOUT “MACBETH” FOR A SECOND.,>> THAT WAS GREAT, MAN.,>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING ON WITH MACBETH.,THAT IS THE MOST– THAT IS THE BEST ENCAPSULATION OF A FEELING,OF DEPRESSION THAT ANYONE HAS EVER WRITTEN, THAT ONE LITTLE,SPEECH I JUST DID.,>> HE WANTS IT.,HES DUE.,HE OVERDUE.,>> Stephen: HE WANTS TO BE KING.,>> HES SUPPOSED TO BE KING.,ITS GOOD TO BE KING.,>> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT HIM AND LADY MACBETH?,IS THAT A GOOD RELATIONSHIP?, ( LAUGHTER ) IM JUST CURIOUS.,LIKE, AS AN ACTOR, DO YOU LIKE TO INVESTIGATE, BECAUSE SHES,CERTAINLY KNOWN FOR PUSHING HIM, YOU KNOW.,SHES PUSH WILL HIM.,”GO BE KING!,GO BE KING!” DO THEY HAVE A LOVING,RELATIONSHIP?,DO YOU AND FRANCES TALK ABOUT THAT?,>> YES, WE CHANGED A LINE THAT TALKED ABOUT HER ABILITY TO HAVE,CHILDREN.,SHE COULD NOT HAVE AN HEIR.,SHE COULD NOT HAVE A CHILD.,AND THAT WAS A FRISTRAWGZ OF HERS.,AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, WE ARE UP IN YEARS, AND WE FELT,LIKE IT WAS OUR TURN.,AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HE DIVED INTO THE DARK SIDE.,HE LISTENED TO THE DEVIL.,HE LISTENED TO THE WITCHES.,HE LISTENED TO THOSE PEOPLE.,AND THEY TOOK HIM DOWN.,>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BUT DONT GO,ANYWHERE.,WELL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE MR. DENZEL WASHINGTON,,EVERYBODY.
We dance forever,never die,and never see the dawn,I would describe Sleep,No More as an immersive experience in a giant building,where you are somewhat lost, but,also guided through a story of Macbeth and adaptations of other inspirations,that fill in multiple narratives that happen in the space.,I would describe Sleep No More as being plopped into a movie,and and you get to choose the character that maybe goes off screen,and youre really interested in what that character is going to do.,Maybe you never see them again in the movie,,but in this story you get to choose to follow that character and,and see where theyre where their journey or their journey leads.,My suggestion to anybody coming to, to see the show,,especially if its your first time, is to either see it alone,or to separate from the people that you came with.,We like to say that you can be the hero of your own story in the space,and that you can really take control of whatever narrative you want to follow.,And if you attach too much to another person, you might find that,youre kind of locked into a shared experience,that kind of disallows,you from getting to everything that you might have wanted to see.,Sometimes a character,might go running in a certain direction, and youve just got to go follow them,and somebody else cant keep up with you.,You got to say goodbye and youll always see them at the end.,Or maybe youll run into them at some point in the middle.,But my biggest suggestion is to experience it as solo as possible.,And you just go for the ride.,Theres a lot of scenery to look at, and then at some point,you will stumble upon a character and be able to follow somebody narrative.,I think theres nothing better than splitting up with someone,and then re meeting back up,,you know, during the show in the hotel and being like,,and then and then venturing to the bar and taking your mask off and saying,,What did you see? Oh, I thought I was.,And then having the opportunity to seek out what they saw, you know,,because you have that opportunity to leave and take a break.,I also think having no agenda and just come in following your instincts,is probably the best way to do it, because who,who knows what youre going to find and where that character might lead you.,Or like Amadi said,,the scenery might take you and what dots you can put together for yourself.,I think making up your own story is such a part of this, and the work,is somewhat literal, but also very abstract.,So we give you the opportunity to put the pieces together in your head,and then whatever story you come up with is is the right story.,My name is Carolyn Boyd and Im the director of performance,and production for Sleep No More.,I think Ive always thought about it as very well organized chaos.,You know, everything that goes into the organization,and the running of the show is sort of trying to,mitigate and have a plan for as much as you can control.,But the beauty of it is also that the show is never the same night tonight.,Every different audience brings an entirely different element to the show.,So every night,and I think this is also,sort of the beauty of what keeps people working on the production for so long,is that every single show can be wildly different from the one before.,And its really all geared and what the audience brings to the experience.,We spent the majority of the of the pause, thinking and planning,for how you could possibly come back still inside of the pandemic.,And it was it was about a two year exercise,kind of going through every element of the show.,So many things about this are,more difficult,to control than, you know, a proscenium show,and then there are also some advantages actually to this kind of work,versus a proscenium show in these times.,But the team,we have an amazing team that really went through every single element of the show,,both from the guest experience and the staff members experience.,And weve made lots and lots and lots of small adjustments to the show,,which I think even like a returning fan from before watching it,,probably unless you have a very keen eye, probably wouldnt notice,any of these things because I think holistically, the experience is still,intact and adheres to all the original esthetics of the show.,I think that since the beginning, I think that that mask has provided,a level of anonymity that allows people to be free and feel like sometimes,the freedom is great and sometimes the freedom can push a little too far.,And I think like its its great though that we give the opportunity,to have that freedom that were giving the power back to the audience.,You know, theyre not they dont feel judged,to just watch a scene and then turn and leave.,Like thats their thats their own opinion.,And we dont know who they are.,And I think thats probably,the one of the best things about having anonymity in that in that way.,Mask, I think the mask kind of removes periphery,,which makes the the whole experience more cinematic for you.,Like in terms of lens focus, like everything is so frontal,and you really you really dont have this space for yourself.,And theres something about that that really lasers your focus into,whats happening right in front of you.,I hope that audience I really hope they get lost,and I mean that actually like I hope you get lost in the space,because you will find your way out eventually.,And its fun to get lost in somewhat unfamiliar space,and not know whats going to happen if you turn this corner of that corner.,But I also hope you can find a place to truly escape.,I think thats why we have our own entertainment.,We deal with, with, with dark things.,Breath is a tragedy and theres a lot of dark and even outside Macbeth,,the other influences that we bring in or dark stories that were telling.,But in that same instance, we want you to play,and thats all we want.,You, like the audience, is a part of this.,We dont do this if we dont have an audience so when the audience is here,,we want them to play and enjoy,and be active as much as they want to be,Again, this doesnt exist without the audience.,And so it feels very much like were excited that people get to come back,and be and come through these doors and and yet take away an experience,that hopefully will will stay with them and lasts for them and then want them,to come back.
One Mans Opinion Season 2 Ep. 29: Topdog/Underdog on Broadway review