History Snob on MSN

The story of Gruoch, the real life Lady Macbeth

If Shakespeare’s Macbeth gave you the impression that “Lady Macbeth” was based on a single, fully documented person, you’re ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Book Scene: "Lady Macbeth" is a cache of dark fantasy, Scottish lore and feminist themes

Revered and reviled as one of the greatest villainesses of literature, Lady Macbeth is certainly in the same archetypal category as Medusa, Circe and Morgan le Fay. However, Ava Reid's "Lady Macbeth" ...
The New York Times

In a Pair of ‘Macbeth’ Productions, Only One Does Right by the Lady

One of Shakespeare’s most coveted roles for women gets different interpretations onstage in New York and Washington. By Maya Phillips “Macbeth” isn’t one of Shakespeare’s so-called “problem plays,” ...
Lancashire Telegraph on MSN

Review: Macbeth at Bolton Octagon is muscular and thought-provoking

Shakespeare’s insightful study of the pursuit of power and the impact it has on fragile human psyche has perhaps never been more timely.
The Harvard Crimson

‘All Our Yesterdays’ Review: If Macbeth Were Boring

Joel H. Morris’s newest book, “All Our Yesterdays,” adds yet another narrative to the long history of Shakespeare retellings. “All Our Yesterdays” is set ten years before the plot of Shakespeare’s ...
The Stage

Macbeth review

Read our review of Macbeth at Hull Truck Theatre: witches lead the way in a combat-primed Macbeth that’s overflowing with ideas ...