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Macbeth
29 February, 2024 - 9 March, 2024
This was the 28th consecutive year that the Troupe had presented a Shakespeare production – and the second time we have presented Macbeth (previously 2008). This year’s production was Bard in the Yard and the weather gods were favourable with only one night having to move into the school hall.
Allan Burne, who played Macbeth, won an Antoinette Award for Excellence in Acting at the annual Wellington District Theatre Federation Full Length Play Competition.
The play was presented in a crime family setting. The three witches were described as Three Women and were present on stage during the whole production playing multiple roles.
PUBLICITY MATERIAL – 2024
Something wicked this way comes – the only Summer Shakespeare in the Wellington region this year.
A stunning, contemporary production of Shakespeare’s fast-paced and powerful tragedy of unchecked power and ambition. Macbeth leads the notorious Scotland crime family’s successful fight against rebels and rivals but he and his wife are ambitious for power. He murders the Boss, Duncan, and assumes control of the family. But who can he trust? Things quickly start to fall apart. Blood will have blood as Macbeth sinks into despotism, friends turn against him and his wife dies.
Wrap up warmly for this outdoor Bard in the Yard production (inside if the weather is poor) at Muritai School yard in Eastbourne. Directed for the award-winning Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe by John Marwick and Elspeth Cotsilinis.
Restrictions: Includes violence – parental guidance recommended.