Donmar Warehouse, London, until 10th February
Why are actors so superstitious about Macbeth? Is it because Shakespeare used real spells, inciting curses from real witches? Or is it because his ‘Scottish play’ proved so popular that it became a reliable stand-by, a perennial last-minute substitute for any new show that flopped?
I like to think it’s because Shakespeare’s most attractive villain is actually a terribly hard part to play. Over the
