MACBETH

Based on William Shakespeare

2023 January 13th

PRODUCED BY:

The Reykjavik City theatre

DIRECTOR
Uršulė Barto

COMPOSER
Hrafnkell Flóki Kaktus Einarsson

SET DESIGNER
Milla Clarke

COSTUME DESIGNER
Liucija Kvašytė

VIDEO AND LIGHT DESIGNER
Pálmi Jónsson

TRANSLATED BY:
Kristján Þórður Hrafnsson

DRAMATURGE
Andrea Vilhjálmsdóttir

MASK AND MAKE UP
Elín S. Gísladóttir

SOUND DESIGNER
Þorbjörn Steingrímsson

ACTORS
Árni Þór Lárusson

Ásthildur Úa Sigurðardóttir

Bergur Þór Ingólfsson

Björn Stefánsson

Esther Talía Casey

Haraldur Ari Stefánsson

Hjörtur Jóhann Jónsson

Rakel Ýr Stefánsdóttir

Sigurður Þór Óskarsson

Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir

Sólveig Arnarsdóttir

Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir

Sölvi Dýrfjörð

Nominations for Gríman - the Icelandic performing arts award:

Supporting actress - Ásthildur Úa Sigurðardóttir

Set design - Milla Clarke

Costumes - Liucija Kvašytė

Light design - Pálmi Jónsson

Sound design - Þorbjörn Steingrímsson and Hrafnkell Flóki Kaktus Einarsson

More info: The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RUV

Reviews (in Icelandic):

A buffet of exciting dishes that don't go together

"One of the show's strongest images is the world of the Three Fates, whose office has Soviet allusions with an overabundance of bureaucracy. The witches have an obnoxious speaker that cuts to the bone, and the actresses portray these soulless roles extremely well. They seem to control the world like puppet masters, where the other characters are their puppets, they read to form play descriptions directly from the script that bears the Borgartheater's logo. However, they also mention their leaders, which raises the question of who is really in charge of this world?"

Nína Hjálmarsdóttir for RUV.IS

Macbeth in the East Road

"<...> This has laid the foundation for Macbeth's villains, as well as Uršulė Barto's interpretation, which directly connects the change of power in Shakespeare's work to the change of power in Russia before the turn of the last century. It's going to be quite steep, but the passage of time is almost completely tied to the surroundings - the text is allowed to hold its own, albeit shortened, but it is certainly turned out of it in various ways with emphasis, sexualization and interpretation."

Silja Aðalsteinsdóttir for Tímarit