19:30, Fri 15th – Sun 17th March 2024 at The Round Church
Power is a heady drug - it leaves you starving.
A play seeping with hunger, fear and desperation, Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' follows one couple's bloody rise to the throne of Scotland.
An intimate, intense staging in the historic Round Church - murder’s never tasted quite so good.
19:00, Sat 9th September 2023 at / a virtual live-recorded performance.
An age-old tragedy of ambition and fate brought into new light: in a world of corporate greed, the man with the capital is King. But the King is dead, and Macbeth now wears the crown.
How far will someone go to achieve their ambitions?
How far can someone ignore their consciousness?
And how long does Macbeth have until Fate catches up to him?
Corporate espionage; it’s cut-throat.
Macbeth (Online!) presents a one-night only fundraiser performance for Crisis UK. From rehearsals to performance night, this show is conducted entirely online, exploring Shakespeare's gothic classic with dynamic contemporary flavour. Check us out on Instagram at macbeth_online and to receive the link for our recorded show!
15:00, Wed 21st June 2023 at Girton College Fellows' Gardens
19:00, Wed 21st June 2023 at Girton College Fellows' Gardens
Join us in the beautiful Fellows' Gardens once again for GADS' annual Shakespeare production. Starring some familiar returning faces and debut stars, let the much-loved GADS crew take you on an adventure through Shakespeare's famous tragedy, Macbeth. Yet, as always with GADS, things don't always seem to go to quite exactly to plan, and the play seems to take an awfully wrong turn...
14:30, Fri 24th February 2017 at Michaelhouse Church
20:00, Sat 25th – Mon 27th February 2017 at Michaelhouse Church
"Away, and mock the time with fairest show.
False face must hide what the false heart doth know."
The Scottish play is coming to Cambridge as you’ve never seen before. With an entirely BME cast, this production will transport you to an underground urban sprawl, illuminating the shaded power, deceit, and ambition in a city that never sleeps, for Macbeth looks on. All hell, Macbeth!
A man meets thrice-tongued Fate who tells him he shall be King. Goaded by his Queen, and both immediately drunk on their future, they are soon consumed by the duality of power: both wielding it and submitting to it. Treading blood, the Macbeths drive towards their Fate: guns ready, minds broken.
"I am in blood
Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o'er."
20:00, Fri 14th October 2016 at St Giles Church, Cambridge CB3 0AQ
COGGLES presents...Macbeth: He Meant Well!
Was Macbeth really a murderer, or was he just misunderstood? Opinions differ. Banquo is fairly set on his, but there is another side to the story. Featuring three witches, one Scottish accent and an increasing number of sheets, "Macbeth: He Meant Well" explores the difficulties of trying not to murder people when your very name is cursed and there is a coven of witches following you around talking about the weather.
COGGLES (Cambridge Old Graduate and Graduand Light Entertainment Society) are a society that takes theatre to people who don't normally get a chance to see it. In particular, we are a part of CULES, who do the same thing, but we do it in the middle of exam term where there is nothing else going on! Previous venues have included a variety of old people's homes and Fulbourn Mental Health Hospital.
20:00, Sat 6th December 2014 at Utrechts Stedelijk Gymnasium, Utrecht
14:00, Sun 7th December 2014 at Utrechts Stedelijk Gymnasium, Utrecht
20:00, Mon 8th December 2014 at Das Internationale Theater, Frankfurt
14:00, Wed 10th December 2014 at Ecole Internationale de Genève, Geneva
19:00, Wed 10th December 2014 at Ecole Internationale de Genève, Geneva
09:30, Thu 11th December 2014 at Ecole Internationale de Genève, Geneva
14:30, Mon 15th December 2014 at Gymnase de Burier, Montreux
14:45, Tue 16th December 2014 at Gymnasium Koeniz-Lerbermatt, Berne
19:00, Tue 16th December 2014 at Gymnasium Koeniz-Lerbermatt, Berne
14:00, Wed 17th December 2014 at Kantonsschule, Sursee
16:00, Fri 19th December 2014 at De Koelisse, Leuven
19:30, Fri 19th December 2014 at De Koelisse, Leuven
14:00, Sun 21st December 2014 at Cockpit Theatre, London
19:30, Sun 21st December 2014 at Cockpit Theatre, London
19:45, Tue 13th – Sat 17th January 2015 at ADC Theatre
14:30, Sat 17th January 2015 at ADC Theatre
“Stars, hide your fires; Let light not see my black and deep desires.”
Rich, dark and brooding, 'Macbeth' follows the story of Macbeth and his ambitious wife as they become increasingly trapped by a supernatural prophecy that puts Macbeth on the throne of Scotland and destroys his sanity. Drawing on a loosely-mediaeval aesthetic that places the witches and their prophecy as the focus of an omnipotent “other”, acting over the characters and the audience, this year’s production draws audiences into a world they cannot fully comprehend or escape.
The European Theatre Group is a self-sufficient theatre tour, that has travelled by coach to schools, universities and professional venues across Europe each December for the last 57 years. Whilst Switzerland remains a central part of the itinerary, tours have also included dates in Belgium, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Luxembourg and Italy. In recent years the company have enjoyed performing for a London audience, before a home run in January at the ADC Theatre, Cambridge.
An integral part of the tour is the educational enrichment we provide. The play is designed to engage with modern audiences, from children to expatriates; alongside this we offer both artistic and technical workshops, and work with schools to support students studying the text in class.
19:30, Tue 4th September 2012 at Ely Cathedral
19:30, Thu 6th – Sat 8th September 2012 at The Round Church
00:00, Wed 19th – Wed 19th September 2012 at Yokohama International School, Yokohama
18:00, Fri 21st September 2012 at Nigiwaiza Theatre, Yokohama
15:00, Sat 22nd September 2012 at Yokohama School International Festival, Yokohama
00:00, Sat 29th – Sat 29th September 2012 at Seikei University, Tokyo
00:00, Mon 1st – Mon 1st October 2012 at Meiji University, Tokyo
00:00, Tue 2nd – Tue 2nd October 2012 at Daito Bunka University, Tokyo
19:00, Tue 9th – Sat 13th October 2012 at Corpus Playroom
Pembroke Players presents PEMBROKE PLAYERS JAPAN TOUR 2012
‘Now, the most important thing you should know about real witches is this. Real witches dress in ordinary clothes, and look very much like ordinary women. They live in ordinary houses, and they work in ordinary jobs.’ - This summer, the Pembroke Players will tour Japan with their production of Macbeth. Set in Edwardian Britain, in a country house haunted by the absence of a child, where rocking horses move unprovoked, the clocks forever tick and spirits are ever present, the Macbeths are left questioning who and what they can trust as they sacrifice everything for power.
The Pembroke Players Japan Tour is now moving into its sixth consecutive year. Every year the Tour takes a high-quality production of a Shakespeare play to universities, schools, and public theatres across Japan. The tour is based in Tokyo but also gives participants an opportunity to travel and perform in locations outside of the capital - previous destinations have included Yokohama, Kyoto, Nagoya and many others.
19:00, Fri 2nd December 2011 at Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, Murray Edwards College
You are cordially invited to the CULES shows for this term:
Macbeth: He Meant Well - You shouldn't judge a book by its cover. You shouldn't judge a protagonist by their book...
Babes in the Wood - An epic tale of beautiful maidens, dashing heroes, and drunken clergy. When the evil Sheriff of Nottingham decides to murder his young nephew and niece all that stands in his way is Robin Hood and his dashing band of lovable rogues. Will the children be saved? Will the Sheriff win the day? Will the cast actually learn their lines? Watch and find out!
Have a look at our website, http://www.cules.org.uk, which also has directions to the Buckingham House Lecture Theatre.
Hope to see you there!
