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ROYALCOURT | |||
Macbeth
by William
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Directed by William Gaskill1966 | |||||
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King of Scotland |
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Duncan
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John McKelvey | ||||
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Sons of Duncan |
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Malcolm
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John Castle | ||||
Donalbain
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William Ellis | ||||
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Generals of the Kings Army |
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Macbeth
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Alec Guinness | ||||
Banquo
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Gordon Jackson | ||||
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Thanes |
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Macduff
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Maurice Roeves | ||||
Lennox
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Bernard Gallagher | ||||
Ross
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Donald Gee | ||||
Menteith
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John Nettles | ||||
Angus
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Lennard Pearce | ||||
Caithness
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Terence Davies | ||||
A
Sergeant
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John Shepherd | ||||
Son to Banquo
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Fleance
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Richard O Callaghan | ||||
Old Siward
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John McKelvey | ||||
Young Siward
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William Ellis | ||||
A Doctor
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John Rae | ||||
An officer attending Macbeth
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Seyton
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Toby Salaman | ||||
Son to Macduff
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Boy
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Sean Farrelly | ||||
A Porter
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John Shepherd | ||||
An Old Man
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John Rae | ||||
Lady Macbeth
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Simone Signoret | ||||
Lady Macduff
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Susan Engel | ||||
Gentlewoman
Attending Lady Macbeth
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Gillian Martell | ||||
Three Witches
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Jomoke Debayo, Zakes Mokae, Femi Euba | ||||
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Macbeth at the Globe 1610 from Dr. Foremans
book of Plaies (as
written) In Mackbeth at the glob, 1610, the 20 of Aprill, ther was
to be observed, firste, howe Mackbeth and Bancko, 2 noble men of Scotland,
Ridinge thorowe a wod, ther stode before them 3 women feiries or Nimphes, And
saluted Mackbeth, sayinge, 3 tyms unto him, haille mackbeth, King of Codon;
fr thou shalt be a kinge, but shalt beget No kinge, and then said Bancko,
what all to mackbeth And nothing to me.
Yes, said the nimphes, haille to thee Banko, thou shalt beget kinges,
yet be no kinge. And so they departed
and came to the courte of Scotland to Dunkin king of Scotes, and yt was in
the dais of Edward the Confessor. And
Dunkin bad them both kindly welcome, And made Mackbeth forth with Prince of
Northumberland, and sent him hom to his own castell, and appointed mackbeth
to prouid for him, for he wold Sup with him the next dai at night, and did
soe. And mackbeth contriued to kill
Dunkin, and thorowe the persuasion of his wife did that night Murder the
kinge in his own castell, beinge his gueste.
And ther were many prodigies seen that night and the dai before. And when Mackbeth had murdered the kinge,
the blod on his handes could not be washed of by any means, nor from his
wifes handes which handled the bloddi daggers in hiding them, by which means
they became both much amazed and affronted.
The murder being known, Dunkins 2 sons fled, the one to England, the
other to Walles, to saue them selves.
They beinge fled, they were supposed guilty of the murder of their
father, which was nothinge so. Then
was Mackbeth crowned kinge, and then he for feare of Banko, his old
companion, that he sould beger kinges but be no kinge him selfe, he contried
the death of Banko, and caused him to be Murdered on the way as he Rode. The next night, being at supper with is
noble men whom he had bid to a feaste to the whch also Banco should be come,
he began to speak of Noble Banco, and to with that he were ther. And as he thus did, standing up to drinke
a Carouse to him, the ghoste of Banco came and sate down in his cheir bhind
him. And he turning a-bout to sit
down Again sawe the ghoste of Banco, which fronted him so, that he fell in-to
a great passion of fear and fury, Vtteringe many wordes about his murder, by
which, when they hard that Banco was Murdered they Suspected Mackbeth. Then Mackdove fled to England to the kinges son, And soe
they Raised an Army, And came into Scotland, and at Dunston Anyse overthrue
Mackbeth. In the meantyme while
macdove was in England, Mackbeth slewe Macdoves wife and children, and after
in the battele mackdove slewe mackbeth. Observe Also
howe mackbethes queen did Rise in the nith in her slepe and walke and talked
and confesed al and the doctor noted her wordes.
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