A darkly funny sequel to Macbeth, exploring the aftermath of his fall.
On August 15, 1057, Malcolm and Macduff avenged Macbeth. What happened next?
In this darkly humorous and brutal sequel to 'The Scottish Play,' female servants accused of witchcraft take center stage. ERLYNN, the housekeeper; her changeling sister, MARLIN; and their alcoholic sister-in-law, PORTIA, navigate life at Castle Dunsinane, risking confrontations with the paranoid MALCOLM. One evades arrest, another tries to escape captivity with threats of magic, while the third faces MACDUFF’s ruthless interrogation.
The story also reveals the resilience of Lady Macbeth’s gentlewomen, KATHRYN BUCHANAN and AGATHA ATHELING, as they contend with MALCOLM CANMORE’s lack of ambition and MACDUFF’s vengeance. AGATHA, a real historical figure, was a Hungarian princess who could have been Queen of England and was the mother of MARGARET, MALCOLM’s future wife, later canonized as a saint.
