Macbeth
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Taking the great Bard's work and fast-forwarding 400 years to set it in some postmodern, post-war, post-apocalyptic new world is always a bit of a gamble, but this production of Macbeth at the Riverside Studios has done away with pretentious arty-farty stuff and opted for an edgy setting. The Macbeths' evil scheming takes place at The Glamis Arms in the East End gangland of 1966 - cue television coverage of the World Cup - meaning that the murkiness of Shakespeare's dark world is fully brought to life. Add to this the fact that the script has not undergone a cockney rhyming slang updating - thankfully, Macbeth does not find himself in barney rubble (trouble) but rather, as Shakespeare intended, in "Double, double toil and trouble" - and here we have an evocative, bold and grimy thriller. The onstage seating envelops the audience in the midst of the action as they sit in the pub with the Weird Sisters, the Macbeths plotting behind the bar, and outside events are shown on the TV screen as Crimewatch footage.About Riverside Studios
Riverside Studios has a little bit of everything under its roof, including a cinema, cafe and studio theatre. The cinema is one of the few in London which regularly has double bills and there are also Saturday and Sunday matinees. Expect to see plenty of independent films, classics, foreign and experimental art films here. More about Riverside Studios
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London > Entertainment > Theatres
Crisp Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 | At Macbeth
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London > Entertainment > Theatres
Lyric Square, 2 King Street, London, W6 | 7 minutes from Macbeth
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London > Entertainment > Live Music
Shepherd's Bush Green, London, W12 | 24 minutes from Macbeth
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London > Attractions > Sights
Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 | 8 minutes from Macbeth
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London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Hammersmith, London, W6 | 16 minutes from Macbeth
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London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
Queen Elizabeth Walk, Barnes, London, SW13 | 21 minutes from Macbeth
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London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
7 Beadon Road, London, W6 | 8 minutes from Macbeth
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London > Shopping > House and Garden
17 Ravenscourt Avenue, Ginkgo Garden Centre, London, W6 | 13 minutes from Macbeth
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51 Palliser Road, London, Hammersmith, London W14 | 14 minutes from Macbeth
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London > Restaurants > Vegetarian restaurants
51 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, , London, W6 | 3 minutes from Macbeth
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8 King Street, London, W6 | 7 minutes from Macbeth
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Lyric Square, London, W6 | 7 minutes from Macbeth
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London > Education > Arts and Drama
155 Talgarth Road, London, Hammersmith, London W14 | 13 minutes from Macbeth
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London > Education > English Language Courses
47 Shepherd's Bush Green, London, W12 | 24 minutes from Macbeth
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London > Education > Cookery Courses
16-20 Wendell Road, London, W12 | 28 minutes from Macbeth
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Ravenscourt Avenue, London, W6 | 14 minutes from Macbeth
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30 Brackenbury Road, London, W6 | 19 minutes from Macbeth
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London > Nightlife > Pubs
13 Lower Mall, London, W6 | 4 minutes from Macbeth
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45A Goldhawk Road, London, W12 | 22 minutes from Macbeth
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London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
1 Shepherds Bush Green, London, W12 | 26 minutes from Macbeth
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184 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 | 27 minutes from Macbeth
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Queen Elizabeth's Walk, London, SW13 | 21 minutes from Macbeth
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162 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London, W4 | 29 minutes from Macbeth
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Riverside Studios events
Explore Shakespeare - By Speaking Him
TIMES Saturday 26th May and Saturday 23rd June 2012 at 10am and 3pm PRICING £22, concs £16
The former BBC television presenter and voice coach Matthew Collins, leads a three-hour workshop on the texts of Shakespeare.
Pour Les Francais A Londres: Decouvrez Shakespeare En Parlant Son Langage (For French People In Lond
TIMES Saturday 26th May and Saturday 23rd June 2012 - 1.30pm PRICING £12
The voice coach Matthew Collins, leads a workshop on the texts of Shakespeare, in French and English.
TIMES 12th June 2012 to 23rd June 2012 PRICING £25
Dreamthinkspeak presents a meditation on Shakespeare's Hamlet melding performance, film and installation, staged within a specially designed, multilayered structure which allows the audience to view the action from multiple perspectives. Directed by Tristan Sharps for the World Shakespeare Festival.... More about this event
The Two Most Perfect Things
TIMES Various Times PRICING £20, concs £18
The words, music and letters of Noel Coward and Ivor Novello are used to great effect, in this musical play conceived by the actor and opera singer Adrian Fisher. Featuring co-writer Stuart Barham, Darren Bennett, Margaret Preece and Nova Skipp.
Romeo And Juliet In Baghdad
TIMES 28th June, 29th June and 30th June 2012 - 8pm PRICING Thu £17.50, Fri & Sat £22.50
Director Monadhil Daood calls upon Iraq's traditions of poetry, music and ritual for a contemporary retelling of Shakespeare, set in a country sharply divided between Sunni and Shia. Staged by Iraqi Theatre Company as part of the World Shakespeare Festival. Performed in Arabic with English surtitles.
Macbeth: Leila And Ben - A Bloody History
TIMES 4th Jul, 5th Jul, 6th Jul and 7th Jul 2012 - 8pm PRICING Wed & Thu £17.50, Fri & Sat £22.50
Director Lotfi Achour combines Shakespeare's text with film and reportage to reset the haunting tragedy to modern day Tunisia, replete with former Prime Minister Zine Ben Ali and his wife Leila. Performed in Arabic with English surtitles as part of the World Shakespeare Festival.
Out There: Youth Music Theatre
TIMES 25th Jul to 28th Jul 2012 - Various Times PRICING £7.50-£17.50, advance available until May 20 £15
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