The cursed Scottish play, live from Paris — dare you speak its name?
Three witches predict that Macbeth will ascend to the throne of Scotland. To fulfill this prophecy, Lady Macbeth convinces her husband to murder King Duncan, who has come to spend the night at their home. This crime plunges the new ruler into a macabre spiral that will lead him to sink into guilt and madness... The "Scottish play" is being shown live from the Comédie-Française theater in cinemas for the first time.
Acting
Noam Morgensztern's unraveling is surgical and devastating.
Direction
Silvia Costa makes 400-year-old text feel freshly cursed.
Production
Live cinema capture of France's most storied stage.
Director
Silvia Costa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Comédie-Française, founded in 1680, is the world's oldest active theatre company — this is literally institutional memory performing Shakespeare.
Noam Morgensztern is the company's youngest sociétaire in decades; Costa cast him specifically to make Macbeth's collapse feel like watching golden boy potential curdle in real time.
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