Ava Reid’s historical fiction novel 'Lady Macbeth' takes aim at the unjust and violent treatment of women throughout history.

The production checks off each convention you might think belongs to non-Jamie Lloyd contemporary theatre one after the other. Swanky set? Tick. Random handheld microphone that’s used once? Tick.

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo deliver a 'Macbeth' for the ages, but the curse of Shakespeare's tragedy isn't easy to avoid.

Lady Macbeth, who encourages his ambition and violence. Although Macbeth succeeds in becoming king, he quickly loses support and is killed by Macduff. The character Macbeth is based on a real king ...

Soprano Sara Gartland reminds a listener why the opera could be called “Lady Macbeth.” Gartland dominates any scene she’s in — and she’s in a lot. Verdi knew exactly what he wanted in a ...

Elisabeth Stöppler’s new production of Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth von Mzensk (Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk) for the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf takes as its starting point the numbing ...

The character of Macbeth is both tragic and pitiable, a man torn between his desire for power and his realization of the moral consequences of his actions. Lady Macbeth, his equally ambitious wife ...

Courtney Stewart played one of the witches in Queensland Theatre’s Macbeth – a big, old-school production with a largely Anglo cast and an imported British director, Michael Attenborough. And it got ...

His ruthless wife, Lady Macbeth (soprano Sara Gartland), fans the flames, urging him to murder the king to seize the throne. As the plot unfolds, violence, guilt and madness escalate. In the case ...