Rupert Goold's "Macbeth"
December 29, 2024 6:57 AM Subscribe
Rupert Goold's 2010 film adaptation of his acclaimed theater production of Macbeth starring Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood is the best version of the Scottish play of the many I've seen.
"Is this a dagger which I see before me?"
"Come, you spirits..."
Best of all, you can watch in its entirety here.
"Is this a dagger which I see before me?"
"Come, you spirits..."
Best of all, you can watch in its entirety here.
Looks good. And apropos of not much, here's Elvis Costello's study of Miss Macbeth
posted by ginger.beef at 7:27 AM on December 29 [2 favorites]
posted by ginger.beef at 7:27 AM on December 29 [2 favorites]
Oh nice find! I was lucky enough to see this production at BAM however many eons ago it was playing there. Definitely one of the most memorable theatregoing experiences of my life.
posted by Navelgazer at 7:49 AM on December 29 [2 favorites]
posted by Navelgazer at 7:49 AM on December 29 [2 favorites]
Well, that looks slightly terrifying.
posted by JustSayNoDawg at 8:17 AM on December 29 [1 favorite]
posted by JustSayNoDawg at 8:17 AM on December 29 [1 favorite]
I'm partial to the extremely-low-budget papier-mache Orson Welles production, but IMO anything with Patrick Stewart is worth a look. (You may need to connect to a US-based server with a VPN for that YouTube link.)
posted by rabia.elizabeth at 8:55 AM on December 29 [1 favorite]
posted by rabia.elizabeth at 8:55 AM on December 29 [1 favorite]
I'm sure theiy're all lovely, however my favorite (I'm pretty sure I discovered it here) is Scotland PA
posted by evilDoug at 9:00 AM on December 29 [2 favorites]
posted by evilDoug at 9:00 AM on December 29 [2 favorites]
all I hear is make it so all I hear is make it so.
Patrick Stewart is a fair Shakespearean actor nothing I have seen that he's been in including dune seems to be great to me, it just seems like he's trying to hard to be natural. he even played a pretty poor sejanus.
posted by clavdivs at 1:11 PM on December 29 [1 favorite]
Patrick Stewart is a fair Shakespearean actor nothing I have seen that he's been in including dune seems to be great to me, it just seems like he's trying to hard to be natural. he even played a pretty poor sejanus.
posted by clavdivs at 1:11 PM on December 29 [1 favorite]
he even played a pretty poor sejanus.
posted by clavdivs
Most people wouldn't be comparing him to the original.
posted by rochrobbb at 2:48 PM on December 29 [7 favorites]
posted by clavdivs
Most people wouldn't be comparing him to the original.
posted by rochrobbb at 2:48 PM on December 29 [7 favorites]
I saw this production on stage in Colchester, in what I believe had to be 2008 (as that was when we were in a full-tilt Completist Quest with a deadline). It was done with a lot of video projection. I remember The Porter coming out to do some audience interaction (calling out "come here, Equivocator!"), and the audience member he picked just didn't engage for whatever reason. The actor then said "C'mon it's a matinee...liven it up!" but had to return to his monologue.
Despite this, it was still a gripping performance, and I still found new things to enjoy in the video version when it aired on the BBC several years later.
I saw Stewart as Prospero the year before, and that was also a production heavy with the video projection to achieve the special effects. I spotted the actor who played Miranda on the Northern Line on my way to work, studying lines for some other RSC production.
Anyway, I've recently joined a podcast reviewing Interactive Fiction, and one of our recent episodes gave a rather frustrated review of the 1984 Macbeth game for the C64. It wasn't until our more recent year-end round-up panel episode that I got to deliver the final summary that I wished I'd thought of in time for the review:
Despite this, it was still a gripping performance, and I still found new things to enjoy in the video version when it aired on the BBC several years later.
I saw Stewart as Prospero the year before, and that was also a production heavy with the video projection to achieve the special effects. I spotted the actor who played Miranda on the Northern Line on my way to work, studying lines for some other RSC production.
Anyway, I've recently joined a podcast reviewing Interactive Fiction, and one of our recent episodes gave a rather frustrated review of the 1984 Macbeth game for the C64. It wasn't until our more recent year-end round-up panel episode that I got to deliver the final summary that I wished I'd thought of in time for the review:
It is a game sold by a corporation: full of sound and graphics and signifying nothing.posted by rum-soaked space hobo at 4:51 PM on December 29 [6 favorites]
The dagger monologue was bloodless and actorly. It failed to convey that Macbeth was losing his damn mind.
posted by whuppy at 5:28 AM on December 30
posted by whuppy at 5:28 AM on December 30
Patrick Stewart was cast as Karla, the Soviet spymaster opposite George Smiley (played by Alec Guinness) in the BBC series Tinker Tailor Solder Spy, and the follow up series Smiley's People.
It was a paradoxical role, in that so much revolved around what Karla has done, and he is frequently talked about — but he only appears briefly.
Re-watching the series years after Patrick Stewart had been playing Captain Picard, and hearing his voice on car commercials and elsewhere, I was struck by his appearance in these series. He was totally silent — he had no lines.
posted by rochrobbb at 4:03 AM on December 31
It was a paradoxical role, in that so much revolved around what Karla has done, and he is frequently talked about — but he only appears briefly.
Re-watching the series years after Patrick Stewart had been playing Captain Picard, and hearing his voice on car commercials and elsewhere, I was struck by his appearance in these series. He was totally silent — he had no lines.
posted by rochrobbb at 4:03 AM on December 31
Ralph Fiennes directed and starred in a 2011 movie of Shakespeare's little-known but great Coriolanus. It's set in a modern setting reminiscent of the 1990s Yugoslav Wars. It's available to stream in many places and there's DVD and Blu-ray.
posted by neuron at 10:08 AM on December 31 [1 favorite]
posted by neuron at 10:08 AM on December 31 [1 favorite]
Huh! Around 2009 I saw a (pretty incredible, and emotionally exhausting) production of King Lear in DC starring Stacy Keach as Lear, also set in 1990s Yugoslavia. Seems like it was a popular choice around that time.
posted by Navelgazer at 9:37 AM on January 4
posted by Navelgazer at 9:37 AM on January 4
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