Theatre Review: Macbeth

Pre-Theatre Meal: Nougatine
Accompanied by: Mike

The set was dark, minimalist and mostly focused on a medieval mandala (a seal comprising of pentagrams within circles). The costuming was similar dark, muted, and minimal, but also somewhat futuristic. The 3 Witches and Hecate were played by old men, which was interesting, but also felt like it was just done to be interesting. Macbeth was played by Ethan Hawke, who played him in a very subdued manner which was definitely a choice, but I never figured out what he was going for other than "broody". This was Mike's first time seeing a show at Lincoln Center and it was great to get to experience such a large scale production at the pinnacle of the world's theatre.