Mac Beth NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (137)
See it if if you like Macbeth, and enjoy seeing interesting adaptations of Shakespeare.
Don't see it if If you don't like productions taking liberties with the text, or are uncomfortable with violence and gore.
See it if You like fresh takes on classics. You can understand Shakespearean language. You aren’t offended by violence.
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See it if You wanna see great young actors (all women) show that they are absolutely up to the task. Cleverly conceived and beautiful direction.
Don't see it if You don't like or understand Shakespeare.
See it if If you go w/the concept, you'll be fully rewarded. These actresses do superb job of making Bard accessible & riveting; they're physical/NEW!
Don't see it if You cant let go of seeing cast of female schoolmates performing or want your M done standard form. Every actor should see this & take notes~
See it if Exciting, fresh and clever take on Macbeth played with energy and skill by a young cast
Don't see it if you want a traditional telling of this play, this is a new play
See it if Excellent acting & stagecrat combined with the wonderful language of Wm Shakespeare. don't be daunted by the small cast
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See it if you want to see an extraordinary vision of Macbeth and enjoy terrific acting. Schmidt's direction and adaption exceptional. Dangerous girls.
Don't see it if you are not interested in a new adaption of Shakespeare. Read more
See it if you're tired of the usual ho-hum tragedy and want to see something....different. It has some truly fascinating performances.
Don't see it if you're set on seeing MACBETH. This is decidedly its own entirely new piece. Read more
Critic Reviews (31)
"Her experiment is largely successful. The central conceit is well-earned, intuitive rather than gimmicky. 'Mac Beth,' after all, is obsessed with how action rather than biology can denote gender."
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"Extraordinarily violent and bizarrely hilarious...Ms. Schmidt accomplished her mission. Her Macbeth is all the more gruesome and disturbing when filtered through the exaggerated lens of real events...The seven young actresses are incredibly effective and fully committed to this mad vision....Much of the time they feel rushed on the way to the next grotesquerie. In between some of those moments, I was slightly bored...This version exists for its outrageous style not its nuanced storytelling."
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“Fun, impetuous, bold, surprising, and even feverish in its delivery of one of Shakespeare’s most serious works. Yet, such an approach of Shakespeare should be expected from a group of smart, young girls testing the boundaries of their passions...From dolls to texts, you never lose sight of these adolescents’ youth but you do wonder of their innocence...Each girl seeps into their character with a childlike wonder and, eventually, a human immersion.”
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“The amazing Red Bull Production...An excellent--no, brilliant--idea...Although virtually all of the words are Shakespeare's, ‘Mac Beth’ also focuses on the lives of contemporary teenage girls and the fervor of their emotions and loyalties...Schmidt directs ‘Mac Beth’ as a whirlwind of a show; it is always compelling, frequently funny, and occasionally chilling. The cast of young women is astonishingly good...The show is downright thrilling when the parts coalesce.”
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"An exciting theatrical experience that injects fresh energy and immediacy into the oft-performed and oft-read play. It strikes a good balance between faithfulness and innovation, and its central conceit never feels like an interpretive fad or a new-for-the-sake-of-new device...The audience is never allowed to forget that they are watching a group of schoolgirls playing 'Macbeth,' and the actors are thus able to make the play deeply moving on two levels."
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"This production examines of Shakespeare’s most grittily famous plays through the lens of the teenage experience...Here, packed into ninety breakneck minutes and delivered by a cast of entirely young women, the play has a newfound palpability...The conceit of this play is compelling enough to draw attention, and it’s execution lives up to the hype and then some...A rock-solid production, and well worth a trip."
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“The remarkable septet is as comfortable with Shakespeare’s Early Modern English as they are with their cell phones...Equally impressive and entertaining, are the uniquely appropriate line readings...None of Schmidt’s free-rein direction or deceptively casual touches obscure the play’s underlying seriousness or its tragic elements...Watching ‘Macbeth’ from a teen point of view is like experiencing the play from the inside.”
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