Time: 19:30, 21 and 22 November (Thu/Fri) 2013
Venue: Beijing 9 Theatre (Chaoyang District Culture Center, (Xiaozhuang, Chaoyang Rd., Jingguang Bridge)

MACBETH was the company’s first Shakespeare production, premiered in 2000.The production has been regularly revived with many of the original cast. It is possibly the most performed international touring version of any Shakespearian play in the last ten years. Performances have been given in over thirty countries worldwide, in cities as diverse as London and Tokyo, Atlanta and Berlin, Oslo and Singapore, Guatemala City and Shanghai. This revival (2013) will tour nationwide in China promoted by Milky Way productions and continue to Thailand Singapore Vietnam and Australia. The production is notable for its highly physical style, its integrated musical score, the quality of the Shakespearean verse speaking and its dynamic interpretation which concentrates on the supernatural elements and above all the witches. The setting is historical.

The production received press acclaim throughout its tour, was attended by large audiences and often re-booked by notable theatres. The success of MACBETH inaugurated a cycle of Shakespeare productions that have given more performances in more countries than any other theatre company since 2000. This is TNT’s seventh tour of China with a Shakespearian production.

This is a full - blooded production that is not afraid to unleash the power of Shakespeare's dark masterpiece. The witches are identified as the source of the dramatic energy of the play. They are shamans, wild forest spirits and they are neither man nor woman. They inhabit the entire world of the play. Macbeth himself is a warrior, not a thinker, a man of courage whose bravery is corrupted by unthinking ambition. His wife is also a type of witch, this is a Lady Macbeth who calls down the spirits to “unsex her here” but is possessed and destroyed by the demons she thought to command. In contrast the Porter scene is a comic and acrobatic dance that is (unusually) genuinely funny. The production includes an atmospheric and dense musical score by composer Paul Flush, powerful choreography from Eric Tessier and striking visual imagery. The production is directed by Paul Stebbings, founder of TNT theatre and multi-award winner.

A devastating performance…The witches were spellbinding using every sinew of their bodies as they flayed Macbeth with their tongues. Paul Flush’s evocative music is pitched perfectly…a memorable production. The OBSERVER Britain

The imagery is as striking as the raw power of theatre. The pace surges forward until its final thrilling climax…The outstanding ensemble received tremendous applause. SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG Germany

From the moment the curtains open the audience is gripped …the production slowly builds into a crescendo of terror…. With its strong visual and aural images, this "Macbeth" is a haunting reminder of how accessible Shakespeare can still be to modern audiences anywhere. JAPAN TIMES

A brilliant staging of this tragedy, at once demonic and terrifying…The first class interpretation managed to transport the audience to medieval Scotland. FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU Germany

Highly effective and charismatic theatre VILLAGE VOICE New York

The most interesting development on the current theatrical scene THE GUARDIAN London

TNT – touring theatre at its best SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

TNT – True music theatre CLASSICAL MUSIC MAGAZINE

London Wonderfully unpredictable and astonishingly inventive theatre…their visual imagery defies description THE SCOTSMAN Edinburgh Festival