Macbeth (Juniors Production)

by William Shakespeare
directed by Claudia O'Connell

The amazing Bancroft Juniors, a group of 8-13 year old actors, present an adaptation of the tragedy Macbeth. Believed to have been written between 1599 and 1606, Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s darkest and most violent tragedies.

This specially adapted 45-minute youth production tells the story of Macbeth, fresh from victory on the battlefield, he receives a prophecy from three witches that he will one day become king of Scotland. Driven by his own ambition and that of his power-hungry wife, he murders King Duncan and seizes the throne for himself. Forced to commit murder again and again to maintain their grip on power, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth become haunted by guilt and paranoia, falling into a spiral of madness and, eventually, death.