SONG OF THE GOAT THEATRE (Wroclaw, Poland)

Director: Grzegorz Bral

Costume Design: Cristina Gonzalez

Stage Design: Mira Zelechower-Aleksiun, Grzegorz Bral

Lighting: Robert Balinski

Instruments: Rafal Habel

Music: arranged on the basis of songs of A Filetta (Corsica)

Cast:

Macbeth – Gabriel Gawin

Lady Macbeth – Anna Zubrzycki

Macduff – Ian Morgan

Duncan – Janusz Andrzejewski

Malcolm – Ewan Downie

Banquo – Kacper Kuszewski

Witch – Anu Salonen  

„Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.”

E.Y. Harburg  
 

Macbeth is born out of the ongoing experimentation and research of Song of the Goat and is the fruit of our collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company. This performance explores the musicality of Shakespeare’s poetry – the company have been searching for the colours and sounds of Shakespearian language, while at the same time investigating the roots of this drama.  

Whereas Lacrimosa was the final stage of the company’s work on myth, Macbeth continues the ensemble’s deep interest in tragedy (the company's name comes from the Greek tragon ode meaning song of the goat) and opens up new spaces for artistic exploration. The first work-in-progress of Macbeth was shown in February 2007 at the Swan Theatre (Royal Shakespeare Company) in Stratford-upon-Avon during the Complete Works festival.  

Although we call these showings the premiere, our performances are, in fact, always work-in-progress. The audience will witness a stage in the constant development of this performance and in our search for new meanings within the drama.  

The cast of this performance is international: with actors from England, Finland, Scotland, Wales and Poland.  

Duration: 80 minutes