Premiere on October 13, 2017
Duration: 3.5 hours with one intermission
Surtitles in English, songs in English
Suitable for audiences aged 18+
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start.
Safety rules in the theater: please read before arrival.
11th century Scotland: this is a place and time where human life does not matter much. A man is worth as much as his deeds in battle, a woman – if she gives birth to healthy sons. Murder is a way to get rid of enemies and a method of succession to the throne. Ruthlessness and courage are prized, while compassion or doubts are a flaw. Therefore, Macbeth’s first crime makes the next ones necessary. The mechanism activated by a single decision will eventually annihilate its architect, taking away his peace of mind. In a world that has once run red with blood, no one has clean hands now.
Macbeth by Agata Duda-Gracz is a story of temptation and guilt, of a germ of the evil that we carry within us, and of antiquity and Christianity’s heritage, tragically intertwined in us. She analyzes the relationships between the characters with great precision: looking for kinships and motives, she reaches to historical sources and creates an ambiguous, moving background for the main threads of the famous drama.
A masterful display of creative imagination.
Teatralny.pl
This performance will surely go down in the history of Macbeth’s staging.
Radio Wrocław
- 2018: Honorable Mention at the 25th Shakespeare Festival in Gdańsk for the artistic and choreographic concept of the performance
- 2019: Golden Pocket, Award of the Stage Design and Costume Festival in Lublin – Grand Prix for the team, award for stage design and costumes for Agata Duda-Gracz
Producers
Text: William Shakespeare, translated by Stanisław Barańczak
Adaptation, Stage Design, Costumes and Direction: Agata Duda-Gracz
Music and Musical Direction: Maja Kleszcz and Wojciech Krzak
Lighting Design: Katarzyna Łuszczyk
Stage Movement: Tomasz Wesołowski
Sound Design: Krzysztof Borowicz
Vocal preparation: Magdalena Śniadecka, Ewa Głowacka-Fierek
Work on spoken word: Michał Pabian
Director’s Assistant : Katarzyna Dudzic-Grabińska, Natasza Sołtanowicz, Hanna Zbyryt
Assistant Set Designer: Aleksandra Grabowska, Sara Sulej, Kaja Wolak
Make-up and Hair Design, MUA: Magdalena Chabrowska-Oleksiak, Agnieszka Jasiniecka, Justyna Pokojewska
Stage Managers: Wojciech Kupczyński, Małgorzata Szeptycka, Hubert Michalak
Cast
Hekate: Emose Uhunmwangho
Witch I: Helena Sujecka
Witch II: Agnieszka Oryńska-Lesicka
Witch III: Justyna Antoniak
Lady Macbeth: Magda Kumorek
Macbeth: Cezary Studniak
Seyton: Maciej Maciejewski
Lulach: Łukasz Wójcik-Zawierucha
Lady Lenox: Maja Lewicka / Barbara Gołębiowska
Lenox: Bartosz Picher
Menteth: Igor Kowalunas
Angus: Błażej Wójcik
Duncan: Ildefons Stachowiak / Tomasz Wysocki
Lady Malcolm: Elżbieta Kłosińska
Malcolm: Artur Caturian
Lady Donalbein: Bożena Bukowska
Donalbein: Tomasz Leszczyński
Lady Banquo: Ewa Szlempo-Kruszyńska
Banquo: Krzysztof Wrona
Fleance: Antoni Twaróg
Lady Macduff: Justyna Szafran
Macduff: Wojciech Brzeziński / Albert Pyśk
Macduff’s Son: Klaudia Waszak
Lady Rosse: Paulina Jeżewska
Rosse: Cezary Łukaszewicz / Tomasz Wysocki / Hubert Bronicki
Macdonwald’s Son: Adrian Kąca
Glen’s Bride: Katarzyna Szkudlarek
Mell – Cook: Marta Kaczmarczyk
Erin – Maid: Natalia Brudniak
Mairin – Maid: Natalia Borysiewicz
Shana – Maid: Alicja Konarska
Tullia – Wet-Nurse: Katarzyna Miednik
Duana – Maid: Małgorzata Urbanowicz
Isleen – Lady in Waiting: Barbara Gołębiowska
Triona – Lady in Waiting: Adrianna Górka
Morgan – Beggaress: Karolina Moc
Cahan – Cripple: Paula Musial
Ian – Mercenary: Piotr Małecki
Birk – Knight: Michał Szymański
Dirk – Squire: Filip Zaszewski / Bruno Krywiak
Live music: Maja Kleszcz – vocals, cello, Marta Maślanka – dulcimer, Wojciech Krzak – Anglo-Saxon lyre
Participation in recording: Maja Kleszcz, Marta Maślanka, Bart Pałyga, Wojciech Krzak, mix and mastering: Andrzej Izdebski
Photos
Photo: Greg Noo-Wak © Teatr Muzyczny Capitol we Wrocławiu
