Macbeth review – just an everyday couple crazed by poisonous power

2026-02-12 - 11:15

Hull Truck In a stark modern staging, Mark Babych frames the tragedy as a story of ordinary lives spiralling into catastrophe For a play that ends so bloodily, Macbeth starts like an improvisation. It is a tragedy of opportunism, of a moment of hubris that spins out of control. For a while, it could go either way. That comes across in this staging, directed by Mark Babych in a three-way co-production with Bolton Octagon and Derby theatre. Macbeth strides on, fresh from the battlefield, a modern-day soldier with camouflage colours and an automatic weapon. Played by Oliver Alvin-Wilson, he is as tough as his country needs him to be: serious-minded and professional, but not self-seeking. At Hull Truck until 28 February. On tour until 18 April Continue reading...