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Macbeth (2010)

Find out what the critics thought of Lucy Bailey's production of Macbeth with the following reviews.

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• The Daily Mail (Patrick Marmion) – “This macabre Macbeth is a head-turner”

• The Evening Standard (Henry Hitchings) – “Sex, violence ... and a large mixed grill”

• Financial Times (Sarah Hemming) – “Hell is ever present”

• The Guardian (Michael Billington) – “Violence, blood and savage spectacle in Scotland’s hell on earth”

• The Independent (Michael Coveney) – “A world of political and domestic well-being torn apart by evil forces”

• The Independent on Sunday (Kate Bassett) - "This murderous usurper's kingdom isn't far off Dante's inferno"

• The Observer (Kate Kellaway) - "Butchery rules and there is no let-up"

• Official London Theatre Guide – “They are representations of hell, and this is a hellish production indeed”

• The Stage (John Thaxter) - "A medieval vision of hell"

• The Times (Benedict Nightingale) – “He is restless, desperate and scary – it’s strong stuff”

• Time Out (Sam Marlowe) - “Welcome to Hell”

• What’s On Stage (Maxwell Cooter) - "Blood will have blood they say and there's certainly plenty of gore in Lucy Bailey's Grand Guignol-like take"