Tanya Ronder

Tanya Ronder's new version of Ionesco's grotesque and insanely comic reworking of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Two generals, Macbett and Banco, put down a rebellion. In payment for their heroic service, the Archduke promises to bestow on them land, titles and cash, but as soon as the rebel leaders are slain he reneges on the deal. Seduced by thoughts of power Macbett plots to assassinate the archduke, marry his widow and crown himself king. Trying to maintain his tenuous grip on the throne through a vicious cycle of murder and bloodshed, Macbett is haunted by the ghosts of his victims and discovers that his new wife isn't all she seems.

A New Version

Macbett

Shahid Nadeem

"1659. Mughal India. The imperial court, a place of opulence and excess; music, drugs, eunuchs and harems. Two brothers, whose mother's death inspired the Taj Mahal, are heirs to this Muslim empire. Now they fight ferociously for succession. Dara, the crown prince, has the love of the people - and of his emperor father - but younger brother Aurangzeb holds a different vision for India's future. Islam inspires poetry in Dara, puritanical rigour in Aurangzeb. Can Jahanara, their beloved sister, assuage Aurangzeb's resolve to seize the Peacock Throne and purge the empire?"--Page 4 of cover

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