#patrick macbeth

[pseudonym-lux]

THE CAST OF LABOUR OF LOVE (ACT ONE)

AOIFE MACBETH portrayed by eleanor tomlinson

CIARAN DUNSMORE portrayed by aiden turner

LANE CRAWFORD portrayed by claire foy

PATRICK MACBETH portrayed by ewan macgregor

RYAN BLACKWOOD portrayed by nicholas hoult

CAILEAN BLACKWOOD portrayed by nicholas hoult

CLAIRE BEAUCHAMP portrayed by caitriona balfe

JAMIE FRASER portrayed by sam heughan

MURTAGH FITZGIBBONS portrayed by duncan lacroix

DOUGAL MACKENZIE portrayed by graham mctavish

GEILLIS DUNCAN portrayed by lotte verbeek

"BLACK JACK" RANDALL portrayed by tobias menzies

RUPERT MACKENZIE portrayed by grant o'rourke

ANGUS MHOR portrayed by stephen walters

JENNY MURRAY portrayed by laura donnelly

IAN MURRAY portrayed by steven cree

reading links wattpad | ao3

[writtebycamus]

From a Prince to a King: David Tennant in Shakespeare plays throughout the years

Hamlet (2009) // Macbeth (2023)

[welcome-to-alice-in-helll]

[fogdraws]

Currently collecting actors that I love who have all played as Macbeth. As of now I have found (on tumblr):

Patrick Stewart, David Tennant and Jeremy Brett.

[shakespearenews]

“I’m trying to learn [the play] before I start,” he said. “That’s what I was doing this very morning.” Tennant will star as the titular tragic hero alongside actor Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife, Torchwood) as Lady M. “The cast is all assembling and it’s very exciting,” he continued. “I don’t want to have to be holding my script too long. That’s the sum total of my preparation, really.” Tennant said that it’s difficult to prepare for a play that one has seen so many times already, in different productions good and bad, but that when Macbeth goes wrong, it “often goes wrong in performance.” And since rehearsals have yet to begin, “right now it’s fine! It hasn’t started yet. Right now, it’s a perfect production. It’s going to be the best production of Macbeth that’s ever been.”

Clearly he doesn’t believe in jinxes, either! But he did admit to making one mistake already. “When you do something like Macbeth,” Tennant said, “some people have gone before you [...] There was one day I started going from version of one speech by Ian McKellen, to Patrick Stewart, to actors I’d never even heard of.” A greater modern access to past performances via film lead him down a “wormhole,” the actor said, that was “fascinating and completely useless.”

Ultimately, his Macbeth will be specific to him. “[Shakespeare’s plays] exist in the moment they’re being performed,” he said. “One of the things that makes Shakespeare tenacious [and why] his plays are being performed as much now as they ever have been, if not more, is that he had such an understanding of what it is to be a human that whenever you place one of those plays, things come out of them anew. Things sing out.” That’s more important, he said, then what words the old titans of Shakespeare like Kenneth Branagh or John Gielgud did and did not stress in their performances.

[musicalcastingideas]

Broadway Actors and the Shakespeare Characters I Want To See Them Play

Amber Gray and Patrick Page as Lord and Lady Macbeth

Instead of being a toxic couple who start to get better, I want to see them get worse.

Megan Hilty and Christian Borle as Beatrice and Benedick

The banter would be unmatched

Aura MacDonald as Queen Titania

I don’t have an explanation for this, it’s just correct.

Renee Rapp and Andrea Macasaet as Romeo and Juliet

I do it for the girls and the gays, that’s it.

Patti Lupone as King Lear

I am starting a new club dedicated to casting Patti Lupone in every iconic Shakespeare male lead and I think this is a good place to start.

Joshua Henry as Aaron from Titus Andromedus

I want to hear him say the “villain I have done thy mother” line so bad

Stephanie J Block as the Nurse from Romeo and Juliet.

This one is just vibes

Ali Stroker as Mercutio

It’s been a while since I read Romeo and Juliet but I think I remember enough about it to know that disabled Mercutio would slay

Aaron Tviet as Tybalt

[denimbex1986]

'David Tennant took to the Donmar Warehouse's stage as Macbeth alongside Cush Jumbo on Friday.

The actor, 52, showcased his skills as he put on a moving performance for a revival of Shakespeare's most extraordinary psychological drama.

The adaptation is directed by Donmar Associate director Max Webster, also known for Life Of Pi and Henry V.

The Doctor Who icon was joined on stage by Cush, 38, as Lady Macbeth.

According to the description the gory play portrays a 'spellbinding story of love and murder, the renewing power of nature, and of the internal struggles of a damaged man as he tries to control his destiny'.

The Good Wife actress is a heavyweight theatre star as she previously played in Hamlet at the Young Vic a few years back - after what she was described by the former New York Times theatre critic Ben Brantley as radiating 'that unquantifiable force of hunger, drive, talent usually called star power'.

In a glooming and dramatic animation, David and Cush stunned the crowd with a sensational performance - as the show is set to continue for the whole winter season.

The production will use binaural technology to create 'an intense and unnerving 3D sound world', according to TimeOut.

Chatting to The Guardian, the David said of his latest work: 'I thought I knew this play very well and that it was, unlike any other Shakespeare I can remember rehearsing, straightforward.

'But each time I come to a scene, it goes in a direction I wasn't expecting. It has such muscle to it, it powers along. Plot-wise, it's more front-footed than any Shakespeare play I've done.'

Talking about her character Lady Macbeth, Cush said: 'She is deeply ingrained in our culture. Everyone thinks they know who she is. Most people studied the play at school. I did – I hated it. It was so boring but that's because Shakespeare's plays aren't meant to be read, they're meant to be acted.

'People think they know Lady Macbeth as a type – the strong, controlling woman who pushed him to do it. She does things women shouldn't do. The greatest misconception is that we have stopped seeing Lady Macbeth as a human being.'

Earlier this week Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has revealed that there are 'no plans' for David Tennant to return in the new series.

The actor reprised his role as the Time Lord for a trio of Specials to celebrate the show's 60th Anniversary, with a twist in the third and final episode leaving The Fourteenth Doctor to embrace a new life on Earth.

While David's return was praised by viewers, and the conclusion has left the door open for him to appear again in the future, Russell has confirmed that moving forward, new Doctor Ncuti Gatwa is the sole focus.

After his first appearance in the final special last week, Ncuti makes his full debut in a festive special on Christmas Day, alongside Millie Gibson, who will star as his companion Ruby Sunday.

Speaking at a Q&A following the premiere of the festive episode, Russell said: 'Sorry, it's the age of Ncuti now – it's 'David who?''

'No plans, genuinely, yet, because it's a busy TARDIS - these two [Ncuti and Millie Gibson as companion Ruby Sunday] are gonna just sail across the universe and capture your heart, so it's time to look at these two.'

Elsewhere, Russell also revealed that when the new series hits screens in 2024, there will be an appearance from 60s music icons The Beatles.

He said: '[The Christmas special is] completely different to the next episode, isn't it? And then the one after that, that's the Beatles... that's nuts!'

Viewers will get to see Ncuti make his full debut as The Doctor in the festive special which sees him cross paths with Ruby, before the pair encounter 'mythical and mysterious goblins.'

Ncuti made his first appearance as The Doctor in the third and final 60th Anniversary Special, The Giggle.

His arrival came when 'creepy' returning villain The Toymaker, played by Neil Patrick Harris, shot David's Doctor through the chest, forcing him to regenerate.

The Toymaker had turned human beings on Earth mad, before challenging the Doctor to a deadly game - which put the planet at stake - forcing the Time Lord to accept to try and save Earth.

Shooting the Doctor, The Toymaker said: 'I played one game with the First Doctor, I played the second with this Doctor, so your rules declare that I must play the third game with the next Doctor!'

His companions Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and the returning Melanie Bush (Bonnie Langford) ran over to support him as he regenerated, with fans expecting that to be the end for David's character.

Melanie reassured him: 'You're going to be someone else, it doesn't matter who, because every single one of you is fantastic!'

While David tearfully said: 'It's time, here we go again! Alonzee,' as he expected to be replaced, but a huge twist saw his character remain alongside his new incarnation.

As he remained after the regeneration, he asked Donna and Melanie: 'Could you, pull? It feels different this time,' and as they yanked on his arms, Ncuti shot out of him and the two Time Lords stood alongside each other in a massive twist.

Making his hotly-anticipated debut, Ncuti's Doctor shouted: 'No way!' as he laid eyes on David, moving away from tradition which normally sees one Doctor replace another upon regeneration.

David said: 'You're me,' while Ncuti replied: 'No, I'm me. I think I'm really, really me! Oh-ho-ho I am completely me!'

When asked what had happened, Ncuti's Doctor said: 'Bi-generation, I have bi-generated. There's no such thing, bi-generation is supposed to be a myth, but-!'

The pair of Doctors then used their talents to face off with The Toymaker together and incredibly managed to beat him at his own game, sending the villain out of existence forever.

David's Doctor said: 'Best of three, and my prize, Toymaker, is to banish you from existence, for ever!'

'No, you can't. But I - not fair, please,' the Toymaker said, before giving the ominous warning: 'My legions are coming.'

After banishing The Toymaker from the world, both David and Ncuti's versions of the character stayed on screen, and went back to the TARDIS with Donna.

David asked Ncuti: 'How's this going to work, you and me?' as the huge twist saw two Doctors remain after a regeneration for the first time ever.

Ncuti told him: 'You're thin as a pin love, you're running on fumes,' before urging him to slow down and 'stop' rather than running and travelling in the TARDIS.

Ncuti then paid tribute to a whole host of former companions, including the late Elisabeth Sladen, who portrayed Sarah Jane Smith and sadly died in 2011.

'Sarah Jane has gone, can you believe that for a second?' Ncuti said as they sweetly paid tribute to the iconic actress.

David Tennant takes on Macbeth: Doctor Who stars transforms into the Scottish King alongside Cush Jumbo By CAROLINA PIRAS FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 17:24, 15 December 2023 | UPDATED: 17:40, 15 December 2023

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View comments David Tennant took to the Donmar Warehouse's stage as Macbeth alongside Cush Jumbo on Friday.

The actor, 52, showcased his skills as he put on a moving performance for a revival of Shakespeare's most extraordinary psychological drama.

The adaptation is directed by Donmar Associate director Max Webster, also known for Life Of Pi and Henry V.

The Doctor Who icon was joined on stage by Cush, 38, as Lady Macbeth.

According to the description the gory play portrays a 'spellbinding story of love and murder, the renewing power of nature, and of the internal struggles of a damaged man as he tries to control his destiny'.

David Tennant took to the Donmar Warehouse's stage as Macbeth alongside Cush Jumbo on Friday +10 View gallery David Tennant took to the Donmar Warehouse's stage as Macbeth alongside Cush Jumbo on Friday

The actor, 52, showcased his acting skills as he put on a moving performance for a revival of Shakespeare's most extraordinary psychological drama +10 View gallery The actor, 52, showcased his acting skills as he put on a moving performance for a revival of Shakespeare's most extraordinary psychological drama

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In a glooming and dramatic animation, David and Cush stunned the crowd with a sensational performance - as the show is set to continue for the whole winter season.

The production will use binaural technology to create 'an intense and unnerving 3D sound world', according to TimeOut.

Chatting to The Guardian, the David said of his latest work: 'I thought I knew this play very well and that it was, unlike any other Shakespeare I can remember rehearsing, straightforward.

'But each time I come to a scene, it goes in a direction I wasn't expecting. It has such muscle to it, it powers along. Plot-wise, it's more front-footed than any Shakespeare play I've done.'

Talking about her character Lady Macbeth, Cush said: 'She is deeply ingrained in our culture. Everyone thinks they know who she is. Most people studied the play at school. I did – I hated it. It was so boring but that's because Shakespeare's plays aren't meant to be read, they're meant to be acted.

'People think they know Lady Macbeth as a type – the strong, controlling woman who pushed him to do it. She does things women shouldn't do. The greatest misconception is that we have stopped seeing Lady Macbeth as a human being.'

Earlier this week Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has revealed that there are 'no plans' for David Tennant to return in the new series.

The actor reprised his role as the Time Lord for a trio of Specials to celebrate the show's 60th Anniversary, with a twist in the third and final episode leaving The Fourteenth Doctor to embrace a new life on Earth.

While David's return was praised by viewers, and the conclusion has left the door open for him to appear again in the future, Russell has confirmed that moving forward, new Doctor Ncuti Gatwa is the sole focus.

After his first appearance in the final special last week, Ncuti makes his full debut in a festive special on Christmas Day, alongside Millie Gibson, who will star as his companion Ruby Sunday.

Speaking at a Q&A following the premiere of the festive episode, Russell said: 'Sorry, it's the age of Ncuti now – it's 'David who?''

The Doctor Who icon was joined on stage by Cush, 38, as Lady Macbeth +10 View gallery The Doctor Who icon was joined on stage by Cush, 38, as Lady Macbeth

According to the description the gory play portrays a 'spellbinding story of love and murder, the renewing power of nature, and of the internal struggles of a damaged man as he tries to control his destiny' +10 View gallery According to the description the gory play portrays a 'spellbinding story of love and murder, the renewing power of nature, and of the internal struggles of a damaged man as he tries to control his destiny'

'No plans, genuinely, yet, because it's a busy TARDIS - these two [Ncuti and Millie Gibson as companion Ruby Sunday] are gonna just sail across the universe and capture your heart, so it's time to look at these two.'

Elsewhere, Russell also revealed that when the new series hits screens in 2024, there will be an appearance from 60s music icons The Beatles.

He said: '[The Christmas special is] completely different to the next episode, isn't it? And then the one after that, that's the Beatles... that's nuts!'

Viewers will get to see Ncuti make his full debut as The Doctor in the festive special which sees him cross paths with Ruby, before the pair encounter 'mythical and mysterious goblins.'

Ncuti made his first appearance as The Doctor in the third and final 60th Anniversary Special, The Giggle.

His arrival came when 'creepy' returning villain The Toymaker, played by Neil Patrick Harris, shot David's Doctor through the chest, forcing him to regenerate.

The Toymaker had turned human beings on Earth mad, before challenging the Doctor to a deadly game - which put the planet at stake - forcing the Time Lord to accept to try and save Earth.

Shooting the Doctor, The Toymaker said: 'I played one game with the First Doctor, I played the second with this Doctor, so your rules declare that I must play the third game with the next Doctor!'

His companions Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and the returning Melanie Bush (Bonnie Langford) ran over to support him as he regenerated, with fans expecting that to be the end for David's character.

Melanie reassured him: 'You're going to be someone else, it doesn't matter who, because every single one of you is fantastic!'

While David tearfully said: 'It's time, here we go again! Alonzee,' as he expected to be replaced, but a huge twist saw his character remain alongside his new incarnation.

As he remained after the regeneration, he asked Donna and Melanie: 'Could you, pull? It feels different this time,' and as they yanked on his arms, Ncuti shot out of him and the two Time Lords stood alongside each other in a massive twist.

Making his hotly-anticipated debut, Ncuti's Doctor shouted: 'No way!' as he laid eyes on David, moving away from tradition which normally sees one Doctor replace another upon regeneration.

David said: 'You're me,' while Ncuti replied: 'No, I'm me. I think I'm really, really me! Oh-ho-ho I am completely me!'

When asked what had happened, Ncuti's Doctor said: 'Bi-generation, I have bi-generated. There's no such thing, bi-generation is supposed to be a myth, but-!'

The pair of Doctors then used their talents to face off with The Toymaker together and incredibly managed to beat him at his own game, sending the villain out of existence forever.

David's Doctor said: 'Best of three, and my prize, Toymaker, is to banish you from existence, for ever!'

'No, you can't. But I - not fair, please,' the Toymaker said, before giving the ominous warning: 'My legions are coming.'

After banishing The Toymaker from the world, both David and Ncuti's versions of the character stayed on screen, and went back to the TARDIS with Donna.

David asked Ncuti: 'How's this going to work, you and me?' as the huge twist saw two Doctors remain after a regeneration for the first time ever.

Ncuti told him: 'You're thin as a pin love, you're running on fumes,' before urging him to slow down and 'stop' rather than running and travelling in the TARDIS.

Ncuti then paid tribute to a whole host of former companions, including the late Elisabeth Sladen, who portrayed Sarah Jane Smith and sadly died in 2011.

'Sarah Jane has gone, can you believe that for a second?' Ncuti said as they sweetly paid tribute to the iconic actress.

Ncuti then told David's Doctor to try and lead a life of his own, to which David said: 'I've never let the TARDIS go, never, that would hurt.'

In another huge twist, Ncuti managed to transform the one TARDIS into two separate time machines as a 'reward' for them winning the game against The Toymaker, under his rules where games override logic.

The episode ended with Ncuti heading off for more time-travelling adventures in the TARDIS, while David stayed on Earth with Donna and her family, sweetly noting he'd 'never been happier in his life.''

[macbethz]

everytime you macbeth post i keep meaning to send this ask but do you have a favourite production/interpretation/portrayal of macbeth + any thoughts on the daniel craig ruth negga production if you're aware of it?

ooo this is such a good question thank you! oddly I don't really seek out Macbeth recordings even though its one of my favorite plays, I'm not exactly sure why. I haven't even seen the 2021 Joel Coen movie yet which is embarrassing. So I don't think i've really found my like...Platonic Ideal Macbeth Production the way I have with other shows

I do try to see it live whenever I can though! I saw it at the globe last year which was really really special, and even though I don't really know if I fucked with every single production choice just being there live was incredibly powerful. It started to rain during the final duel as well which created this indescribable atmosphere you could only really get at that exact moment. So I guess that's my favorite Macbeth interpretation I've found so far? even though it's kind of impossible to replicate LMAO. I also saw Sleep No More wayyy back in like 2015 or so which to be fair I don't know if that even counts as a Macbeth adaptation but it rlly opened my teenage mind to What Theatre Could Be and I would love to go again sometime

I did know about the daniel craig ruth negga production but i have not seen it nor do i know much about it :( if its good I'll check it out though!

[vaguely-problematic]

i am rewatching shakespeare's tragedies because of reasons, and now i wonder what are your favorite versions of the plays?

these are the ones i've re/watched so far-

Hamlet 2009 with patrick stewart and david tennant (i really 💗 love this one) * i DO want to see the 2015 version with maxine peake as Hamlet too * also i hear good things about the michael sheen version

Othello 1995 with laurence fishburne and kenneth branagh (this play is So Hard To Watch)

King Lear 2018 with anthony hopkins (again, really, really love)

hmmm which Macbeth should i try now?

[bastardgoblinwolf]

MY ENGLISH TEACHER USED TO BE A TUMBLR EMO?????????

[sirenthatmakesyouwantcake]

im watching a clip on the 2010 Macbeth for English class, and holy fuck Patrick Stewart has a really slutty waist. Most of what I've seen him in was star trek where he's wearing a onesie, but like, I was really surprised for a moment

[itspileofgoodthings]

Nina and I on a walk today

Nina: the ground feels nice

me: thou sure and firm-set earth——-

[alliswyattonthewesternfront]

with the sheer volume of actors on the various Star Trek series who got their start in theater, and specifically those who were in a Shakespeare company, i can't believe there hasn't been a Star Trek Presents: The Bard type project yet.

i would much rather watch that than watch the current group of writers rehash old plot points from 40 years ago. like what are we doing people

[dunbonnets]

✧. ┊  LABOUR OF LOVE　　　　　　　　Chapter 1: The Improbable

Something her father used to tell her as they researched together came to mind. Occam's Razor. The simplest explanation was often the truth. Her father's favourite Sherlock Holmes quote to tell her when her mind spiralled with all the possibilities during research came forth and she heard her father's voice in her head; "Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."

Somehow, Aoife had gone back to the eighteenth century.

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[lilliankillthisman]

Just rewatched Macbeth (2010) starring Patrick Stewart... regret to say that's still the sexiest anyone's ever looked on screen

[shakespearenews]

Sir Plunket Barton wrote a book entitled ‘Links Between Ireland and Shakespeare’ (Maunsel, 1919) which examines his claimed visit to Ireland, but also the mass of Irish references in his works, which includes Hamlet swearing ‘by Saint Patrick’ after he sees his late father’s ghost on the battlements of Elsinore in Denmark.

The weird sisters of Macbeth are also said to have derived from Irish lore, while it has long been known that the play King Lear has extreme plot similarities to the story of the children of Lír — ironically the subject of a huge sculpture in the Garden of Remembrance directly across from what will bow be the permanent residence of the Shakespeare window.