Lady Macbeth NYC Reviews and Tickets

83%

(25 Ratings)

Positive

92%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Absorbing, Entertaining, Great acting, Clever, Ambitious

About the Show

Follows the classic story of "Macbeth," but with even deeper emotional stakes.

Come see Lady Macbeth Encore at the Cutting Room, a spectacle of witches, sword fighting, and murder! Taking only the original text of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth focuses on a couple in love and the grief they suffer after losing their child. "The death of the Macbeth heir is acknowledged in the original, but there is yet to be a production that utilizes this trauma, compounded with the horrors of war, to drive the plot," says director, Katie North. With the help of her bachelor's in neuroscience from Princeton University, North has directed her actors to find the heartbreak within the Macbeth family and understand why they crave violence to cope with their unspeakable memories, vivid flashbacks, and post-traumatic stress. Thanks to rave reviews and sold-out performances over the summer, the production will encore this Halloween at the Cutting Room. Come enjoy the show, and if you attend the Halloween performance, stay afterward for the costume contest and cast party!

Please note: There is a $20 food and/or drink minimum at this venue.

Show-Score Member Reviews (25)

Great singing, Great acting, Absorbing, Enchanting, Ambitious

See it if A fun, modern free Shakespeare take in lovely McCarren Park - a wonderful cast and a great evening, especially once the night falls

Don't see it if You don't like the classics

Riveting, Great staging, Entertaining, Edgy, Absorbing

See it if you enjoy shakespeare, witches, murder, suicide

Don't see it if you dislike blood, witches, murder, suicide, ghosts

Great staging, Great singing, Absorbing

See it if you enjoy short and to the point operas and great voices and staging.

Don't see it if You are either not into opera or you love the full original production of operas. This is only 90 minutes long.

Thought-provoking, Great writing, Great staging, Great acting, Clever

See it if you enjoy Shakespeare, you want to see a twist on classical works, you enjoy seeing strong female leads.

Don't see it if you care about textual purity, you are offended by violence, or you aren't a fan of Shakespeare. Read more

Quirky, Intense, Ambitious, Entertaining, Clever

See it if Like interesting variations on Shakespeare. immersive performances.

Don't see it if You like musicals, are a Shakespeare purist or get offended by violence or blood. Read more

Ambitious, Entertaining, Clever, Absorbing

See it if If you like Shakespeare s plays given in a different light and different point of view. Normally like traditional Shakespeare but this was .

Don't see it if If you do not want a play that gets at times slow cause of direction problems

Indulgent, Confusing, Great acting, Intense, Edgy

See it if You want a violent bloody production.

Don't see it if You want a thoughtful traditional Shakespeare production.

Cliched, Entertaining

See it if you like remixing of Shakespeare, enjoy different takes particularly of Macbeth, want to take in a play in a different atmosphere.

Don't see it if you haven't seen Macbeth because this is not the adoption to start, mind disorganization in the venue, and mind some jumbled details. Read more

Trailer

Creative team

Shakespeare In Brooklyn

Producer

William Shakespeare

Author of Original Book