See it if you're up for a clever Macbeth re-telling, wandering further away from the source material as it progresses, placing Lady M. front & center.
Don't see it if you've never seen Macbeth before - not recommended as the first introduction to the play; Certainly knowing it will deepen your enjoyment. Read more
See it if u are interested in a different take on Macbeth though the outcome is the same; great acting, staging & some humor; at times frenetic
Don't see it if u don't like having your Shakespeare or its characters tampered with and/or you get queasy around lots & lots of blood; slightly slow start Read more
See it if Different take that bloody fun.
Don't see it if Want the story to stay the same.
See it if Unusually, original, great acting, very different interpretation
Don't see it if Confusing, one actor very difficult to understand. Fascinated but still unclear about parts of second act.
See it if a gender-based exploration of Macbeth is interesting to you.
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See it if Reimagined Shakespeare with a feminist perspective
Don't see it if Uneven and unsure if it wants to be a commedy or tragedy Read more
See it if you’re reasonably familiar with Macbeth and want an alternative take focusing on Lady Macbeth instead.
Don't see it if you’re a Shakespeare purist or have seen anything & everything Macbeth-related already; you’re averse to (lots of) fake blood. Read more
See it if you want to experience a new take on Macbeth that focuses more on Lady Macbeth and changes certain elements of the Scottish tragedy.
Don't see it if you want full originality. A lot of the play is similar to Shakespeare's plot. I would have liked more of the play to be different.
"Harris doesn’t quite know how to wind things up"
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"...Harris shows us the mafia kingpin living in the heart of every girlboss."
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" [It] dawdles before offering a confused and unfocused thesis."
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"a Macbeth that emphasizes the play as making a strong statement about women’s equality"
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"does not further the feminist cause that women in power would do things differently"
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"...Harris cracks open the Scottish play to focus on the women within it"
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Zinnie Harris reimagines Macbeth with Lady Macbeth at the center.
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"Zinnie Harris pulls a thread from the Scottish play to unravel and reconstruct it"
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