Lady Macbeth

How far will you go to be heard?

‘Lady Macbeth’ is a ploy to understand the manipulative, scheming voice behind Macbeth’s ruthless path to the throne. Rooted in Contemporary dance, the piece will use highly physical movement, intricate musicality and powerful group images to retell Shakespeare’s Macbeth through the lens of his wife: Lady Macbeth.

What must we do to be seen?

‘Lady Macbeth’ will explore the struggle against strict gender roles, natural orders and destinies that an 11th-century society conformed to, asking what has and has not changed for a young person in the modern day, 10 centuries later.

By looking at Shakespeare’s work of the past, what can we learn about our future?

The way power imbalances cause voices to be silenced still rings true in modern society. The resources for our future are limited and yet youth voices are dismissed in the discussion around the climate crisis. The gender pay gap has women completing the same workload, for less. The media has people competing to be seen, escalating to instant fame.

The people are hungry for power.
So let’s feast.
Dancing around the long oak table
Until Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane.
Until the Witches speak of our future to reclaim.
Until Lady Macbeth has the people know her name.