Macbeth (an undoing)
Ends May 04 2h 35m
Macbeth (an undoing)
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Macbeth (an undoing) NYC Reviews and Tickets

77%
(17 Ratings)
Positive
76%
Mixed
12%
Negative
12%
Members say
Great acting, Clever, Confusing, Ambitious, Edgy

About the Show

A reimagining of Lady Macbeth delving into her ruthless pursuit of power and descent into madness.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (17)

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523 Reviews | 133 Followers
96
Brilliant!, Inventive, Intense

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

633 Reviews | 152 Followers
85
Bloody, Great staging, Edgy, Great acting, Ambitious

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

772 Reviews | 147 Followers
80
Clever, Entertaining, Edgy, Great staging, Great acting

See it if Different take that bloody fun.

Don't see it if Want the story to stay the same.

251 Reviews | 35 Followers
78
Clever, Great acting, Confusing, Ambitious

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.

95 Reviews | 8 Followers
75
Inconsistent, Relevant, Great staging, Confusing, Absorbing

See it if a gender-based exploration of Macbeth is interesting to you.

Don't see it if you're too much a traditionalist Read more

285 Reviews | 103 Followers
72
Confusing, Clever

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

73 Reviews | 20 Followers
70
Bloody, Intense, Slow, Great staging

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

498 Reviews | 72 Followers
70
Relevant, Slow, Engaging, Well-acted, Intelligent

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.

Critic Reviews (9)

New York Magazine / Vulture
April 11th, 2024

"Harris doesn’t quite know how to wind things up"
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Theatermania
April 11th, 2024

"...Harris shows us the mafia kingpin living in the heart of every girlboss."
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Lighting & Sound America
April 11th, 2024

" [It] dawdles before offering a confused and unfocused thesis."
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New York Stage Review
April 11th, 2024

"a Macbeth that emphasizes the play as making a strong statement about women’s equality"
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TheaterScene.net
April 22nd, 2024

"does not further the feminist cause that women in power would do things differently"
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Exeunt Magazine
April 11th, 2024

"...Harris cracks open the Scottish play to focus on the women within it"
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Off Off Online
April 14th, 2024

Zinnie Harris reimagines Macbeth with Lady Macbeth at the center.
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This Week in New York
April 23rd, 2024

"Zinnie Harris pulls a thread from the Scottish play to unravel and reconstruct it"
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