Macbeth (Seeing Place Theater) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (13)
See it if You love Shakespeare. You like good acting without a lot of whistles and bells. It was extremely well acted--a labor of love!
Don't see it if You have a short attention span. There is no intermission and the play is over two hours long.
See it if You are interested in a Macbeth and Lady Macbeth whose motivations are actually understandable.
Don't see it if You don't appreciate intimate productions or those that are not fully staged.
See it if you enjoy this Shakespearean standard in an intimate theatre facilitating understanding Elizabethan dialog and resonance with contemporaries
Don't see it if you can't stay awake in overheated theatre for 2.5 hours dialogue, little action, no intermission;would benefit from prop Bentham wood moved
See it if you'd appreciate an up close, modern & wonderfully staged and realized production of the Scottish Play, with fine if uneven performances.
Don't see it if you need period costumes, sets & prosceniums, don't like actors too close to you or like your Shakespeare with needless British accents. Read more
See it if a very well done performance; actor are very convincing, especially the leads; makes great use of a small space
Don't see it if you are not a Shakespeare fan; runs almost 2 hours without an intermission
See it if you are familiar with Macbeth and want to see an intimate well-performed but lowkey production that focuses on the main themes of the play.
Don't see it if you have never read Macbeth. The lines are not easy and heavily symbolic, and some of the speeches were rushed and difficult to understand. Read more
See it if You like seeing fine acting by the leads and an untrimmed Macbeth.
Don't see it if You don't want to see a play that is set, non-stop, on "fast" Read more
See it if Great acting, dynamic staging, comtemporized Shakespeare, strong ensemble work in an intimate setting is your thing.
Don't see it if you prefer your Shakespeare over acted with studied wooden performances.
Critic Reviews (2)
"As an actor, Walker is perfectly suited to this role...Cronican gives us a quieter, more naturalistic Lady Macbeth…The rest of the cast, a mix of Equity and non-Equity actors, does not always mesh in tone, and sometimes the speed of the line readings results in a lack of clarity, but overall this is a strikingly contemporary take on 'the Scottish play' that captures the mood of the country right now and proves once again that Shakespeare's voice is one to be reckoned with for all times."
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"Director Brandon Walker has a clear vision and insightful understanding of this play. His bare-bones, modern-dress approach intensifies the choices made by the main characters and magnifies the effects their actions have on their senses of self...Together Walker and Cronican are riveting...The ensemble is equally commanding...It is a seamless and fast-paced production. Be sure to see it!"
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