“Their performances are enthralling, but removed from the audience. Armed with headphones, the patrons are given a personal, intimate feed of every breath and murmur of the actors they’ve come to see...It would be interesting to see the show free from all the fancy listening gear so we can bask in the thrill of seeing Tennant and Jumbo grapple with their actions without a middleman.”
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“ ‘Macbeth’['s] inventive use of binaural audio makes it one of the most idiosyncratic and personal takes on the Scottish play to grace the stage. While we doubt the technology will take over the mainstream theatre experience, the experience is wholly unique and not one to miss. Innovation reinvigorates Shakespeare's classic play, immersing audiences in drama and deceit.”
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“ ‘Macbeth’ was always pacey, but there are absolutely no longeurs here, just thrilling set piece after thrilling set piece, the whole thing blasted out in under two hours.”
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"For almost two hours, you’re held in the play’s grip until Tennant’s physically prostrate and profusely bleeding monarch lies felled, and alone, like a sacrificial victim; we gaze upon the corpse, while hearing, as if through his dying senses, the final exchanges between the departed company – an act of risk-taking theatre that also feels darkly, magically, like real-life."
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"This is like listening to a very good audio production of Macbeth while watching very good actors mime to it. Interesting, but not something you’d necessarily choose to experience. Which is a shame, as it features the most emotionally committed Shakespearean performance I’ve seen Tennant give."
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“This is an intimate take on ‘Macbeth’ that drags us right into the head of its tormented anti-hero: sometimes successfully, sometimes less so. But its most powerful moments deserve to be shared with a much, much wider audience.”
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“This feels like a ‘Macbeth’ for the digital age, one perfectly tailored for fans of its star David Tennant. It’s stylish, evocative – and slightly distancing. But never for a moment can you tear your attention away...This is a cool, studied ‘Macbeth’, with a clear view of where it’s headed. It didn’t move me, but in its own chilly way, it strikes deep chords.”
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“With no interval to interrupt proceedings, events hurtle towards the bleak conclusion...Haggard and careworn, Tennant is simply hypnotic. His verse speaking remains every bit as precise as we’ve come to expect.”
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