William Shakespeare
MACBETH
Tragedy, unconventionally staged
16+
Main Hall Stage
In English and Russian (with Latvian surtitles)
1 hour 20 minutes
A story told through movement, sound, and Shakespeare's language about an insatiable thirst for power that poisons the mind and drives one deeper and deeper into the swamp of inhumanity.
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Macbeth believes the prophecy of three witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. His lust for power gradually darkens the minds of both him and his wife, and once the first dagger has been splashed with blood, there is no way back - every next step drives Macbeth closer and closer to his own destruction.
Macbeth, one of Shakespeare's darkest plays, clearly shows how a person into whose hands power falls may consciously or unconsciously choose to become a monster. The production reflects the terrifying path of transformation - how a person gradually turns into a tyrant, and how power gained by violent means and desperate attempts to keep it in the same way drive one into captivity of paranoia, guilt, fear, and madness.
The production mainly features the theatre's "new blood" - actors who recently graduated from the Theatre Arts program at the Stanislav Brok Daugavpils Music Secondary School and who had a unique opportunity to delve into Shakespeare's work and learn the verse of this classic in the original language with the help of British actor, teacher, and Shakespeare scholar Paul Goodwin. The production is in English and Russian with Latvian translation in surtitles.
Director: Oļegs Šapošņikovs
Consultant, acting teacher: Paul Goodwin
Choreographer: Irina Bogeruka
Set and costume designer: Inga Bermaka
Lighting designer: Sergejs Vasiļjevs
Cast: Artjoms Afanasjevs, Eduards Beļnikovs, Miroslavs Blakunovs, Vanda Gibovska, Aleksandra Koguce, Agnese Laicāne, Alisa Matvejeva, Jevgeņijs Mihailovs, Svetlana Morozova, Raimonds Paegle, Luiza Prokofjeva, Milena Savkina, Darja Šakalova, Marks Šelutko, Kristina Tiško, Vladislavs Vasiļjevs, Natālija Kotona, Maksis Krilovs, Kristīna Zaharova
Premiere: November 22, 2023
Paul Goodwin's masterclasses at the Daugavpils Theatre were carried out with the support of the British Council Representative Office in Latvia.
