MacBeth: A Tale Told By An Idiot

MacBeth: “A Tale Told by an Idiot”

by William Shakespeare
conceived & performed by Eric Woolfe
directed by Dylan Trowbridge

set and costumes by Melanie McNeill 
lighting by Gareth Crew
assistant designer JB Nelles
stage managed by Sandi Becker
produced by Adrianna Prosser
associate producer Emma Mackenzie Hillier

 
*Strobe Lights + Fog machine will be used*

“Expectations were of Cthulhuian proportions. But nothing could have prepared one for what transpired...It is a potent mix of horror, comedy, Las Vegas flash and Shakespearean scholarship... a unique and remarkable experience.” - Drew Rowsome

Shakespeare’s blood-soaked king, weird witches, viscera-sopped murders, nightmares of madness, and terrifying occult prophecies crash head on with our ghoulishly giddy bag of timorous trickery! Performed by a solo actor using a diverse range of multi-sized puppets, masks, and parlour magic, cosmic horror, and lowbrow pop, this Mad Mackers is a production like no other! Coinciding with the 400th Anniversary of the play’s premiere, and bound to amaze, horrify and delight you.

Reviews:

“...as chilling as it is silly. Eldritch Theatre has charmed me once again with their whimsically creepy shenanigans." -Istvan Reviews

“My favourite was during Lady MacBeth’s “out damned spot” speech; the whole audience was gasping with fear and anticipation throughout the monologue. I’ve been to several Eldritch shows at this point and yet still there are new and different magical illusions every time I walk through the door,” - A View from the Box

“Macbeth – A Tale told by an Idiot is an accelerating 80-minute roller coaster ride...you’ve been transported to a world of sorcery and silliness. You’ve laughed . . . frequently and hard.” - Sesayarts Magazine

“A new and unique production unfolds this week at the always alarming and provocative... Shakespeare’s bloody and shocking “Macbeth” is the perfect vehicle for [Eldritch Theatre] always awash in horror, magic, trickery and ghastly puppetry.” - Our Theatre Voice 

"This Lady MacBeth is one of the most striking, dramatic, stylish, controlled, haunted and driven Lady MacBeths, alive or otherwise, I have ever seen. Humour and drama are serious business and both are beautifully realized in MacBeth: A Tale Told by an Idiot." - Lynn Slotkin

February 8th - 24th, 2024

at the haunted Red Sandcastle Theatre
922 Queen Street E, Toronto

Tickets: $30 Advance/$40 At the Door
Eldritch Inner Sanctum Members Only $25
Villainous Valentines Day February 14th $25
& Pay-What-You-Want Sundays

90 minutes, no intermission 

MASKED VENUE ◾️ HEPA FILTERED THEATRE

*Daytime Student Matinees Available, email emma@eldritchtheatre.ca for more details

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