The Morgana Teatre Company is proud to bring you William Shakespeare’s greatest sagas, The Tragedy of Macbeth. In this play he explores, and warns against, the consequences of regicide, seething ambition, deception and treachery.
Macbeth and Banquo, generals in the service of King Duncan of Scotland, are returning victorious from battle against the King of Norway and the Scottish rebels when they are hailed by three witches who predict that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and then King of Scotland, whereas Banquo’s descendants will be kings.
When Duncan rewards Macbeth’s loyal service with the title of Thane of Cawdor the first part of the Prophecy is fulfilled. Encouraged by this, and playing on her husband’s ambition, Lady Macbeth persuades him to murder King Duncan while he is a guest at their castle. After the murder, Malcolm and Donalbain, Duncan’s sons, flee to England for safety. Macbeth, now king, orders Banquo’s murder in an attempt to secure his own position.
Macbeth visits the witches again. They warn him to beware of Macduff, the Thane of Fife who has also fled to England to help Malcolm. Yet they assure Macbeth that he will never be vanquished by any man born of woman or until Great Birnam Forest advances against him to the high hill towards Dunsinane. Then Macbeth orders the murder of Macduff’s wife and children. Now the King of Scotland, armed with the Witches’ Prophecy, believes that he is invincible…
