Context:Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's shortest plays. It usually runs at around an hour less than most others: this production was two hours long and to keep up the momentum ran without an interval.
Did you know?Macbeth had a 12-week rehearsal period. This included training workshops to enhance the actors' skills and experiences. The process for the actors was:
- read-through: reading someone else's part so as to prevent any anxiety over the 'performance';
- paraphrase: voicing the character's
part in your own words to be sure of fully understanding
and being in touch with the emotional implications - at
the same time each scene or section was given a descriptive
title;
- improvisation: using the titles to
improvise an interpretation of the scene.
