The titular character in Shakespeare?s “Macbeth” sees in his mind?s eye a dagger. Macbeth grasps the specter of the blade, and soon thereafter, a real dagger to murder his lord, King Duncan. But the ...

Something wickedly good this way comes, to paraphrase the Bard himself. In this case, it’s the lyrically moving production of “Macbeth,” currently packing them in at Dragon Theatre in Redwood City.

Seven girls convene at dusk in an abandoned lot, somewhere that playwright Erica Schmidt describes in her script as “an urban wasteland”: tall grass, an overturned couch, bits of trash, a dented metal ...

Acclaimed critic Bloom (How to Read and Why) once again plumbs the depths of a Shakespeare play to reveal new insights, this time offering a richly detailed character sketch of Macbeth. In a close, ...

More to the point, who would have dreamed that “Macbeth,” one of William Shakespeare’s most intense tragedies, could be so much fun? As conceived by directors Teller (of Penn & Teller fame) and Aaron ...

Forget the beach — an outdoor summer evening is an ideal setting for Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” Dark skies, warm air, and sounds of nature place audiences in an eerie ambiance that suits Macbeth’s ...

Cape Fear Shakespeare on the Green presents "Macbeth" at the Hugh Morton/Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. The production features expanded witch roles and inventive staging by director Caylan McKay.

Shakespeare wrote of bloody murders, evil witches and deceitful plots in his tale of Macbeth, but did you know there was a real king Macbeth who was not all he is made out to be? This intimate one man ...