Patrick Hercamp (you might know him from Sound & Fury) has a fresh look for the Scottish Play with his 30 minute Macbeth. But don't be fooled, it's respectful of the work, and you can't do it this well without a full understanding of the nuance of the original.
Full of audience participation, an unusual point of view and a masterful soliloquy in the midst of otherwise frantic narrative declaiming, it's one I'll try to see again if I can. Because not only is it funny, it's extremely well polished.
It also has a huge narrative power of the oral tradition, the repeated phrases becoming hypnotic and bringing us into the limnal world of story, the supernatural and the forces of destiny. It's really powerful, and hilarious at the same time.
Watching him assume the identities of all the characters, male and female is a masterclass in the art of roleplaying.
My regular readers, all two of them, may recall that Hamlet is the play I'm most familiar with. I've only seen Macbeth once or twice, but it's so much more interesting than Hamlet - full of sound and fury and actually signifying quite a lot.
The first time I saw it I was really favourably impressed and I've had quite the soft spot for it ever since. Patrick has further distilled the story, given it modern language and his enthusiasm for the whole thing infects the audience. You can't help but be impressed.
2-4-1 Sessions for Fringe Friends are available. Highly recommended and
there are sessions on every night from now until the end of Fringeworld Perth.
10/10 Ebullient and a solar powered filigree steampunk wrist television on the Sid and Nancy Scale. Everyone should have one!
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https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/30-minute-macbeth-fw2018
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