Explore Macbeth, one of the greatest of all texts with a leading Shakespeare director, using both theatrical and academic techniques of interpretation. The play rarely succeeds as it should on stage. Why is this? Is it a faulted masterpiece, or does the theatre too often lack the tools to express it fully? Over eight Tuesday evenings Andrew Hilton will guide you through the text line by line, shedding light on its glories and attempting to answer these questions. As in previous classes he will be joined by members of his company, Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory, to experiment with alternative interpretations of key passages.  

In advance of the first class you will be sent a text of the play, and suggestions for preparatory reading.  

£160