David Tennant and Cush Jumbo star in high-concept modern Macbeth – review
We’ve been reviewing theatre for many, many years now, so – perhaps unsurprisingly – we’ve seen a lot of Macbeths in our time.
Many of them have been of variable quality, and it’s been a fair while since we were impressed with a production. Thankfully Max Webster’s production at the Donmar Warehouse bucks that trend – this is a high-concept, modern take on one of Shakespeare’s most famous works – it throws convention out of the window, and it’s all the better for it.
The most overt difference is the way in which the audience listens to the show – when we arrived in the auditorium, each seat had a pair of headphones waiting, and we were told to wear them throughout.
We were advised that the production ‘uses binaural stereo to create a 3D soundscape’ – it’s an effect that takes a bit of getting used to.
