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Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

26 Feb to 23 June 2018
Running Time: Approx. 2 hours 30 mins with an interval

Olivier Theatre

Macbeth

Sleep no more...

The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness.

Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy is directed by Rufus Norris. Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

Macbeth will be broadcast to cinemas by National Theatre Live on Thursday 10 May.

Macbeth will embark on a UK & Ireland Tour from September 2018
Tickets on sale now: visit the tour page for details

Please note Macbeth contains scenes of a violent nature.

Travelex £15 tickets

Hundreds of seats at £15 for every performance

Talks and events around Macbeth

Witches, Magic and Belief in Shakespeare's England, Tue 5 June, 6pm
Discovering Macbeth at the NT, Fri 15 June, 10.30am

Macbeth | Production gallery

Anne-Marie Duff as Lady Macbeth and Rory Kinnear as Macbeth
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

A scene from Macbeth
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Kevin Harvey as Banquo
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Parth Thakerar as Malcolm and Patrick O'Kane as Macduff
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Anne-Marie Duff as Lady Macbeth
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Anne-Marie Duff as Lady Macbeth and Rory Kinnear as Macbeth
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Rory Kinnear as Macbeth
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Kevin Harvey as Banquo
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Anne-Marie Duff as Lady Macbeth Michael Balogun as Doctor and Nadia Albina as Gentlewoman
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

A scene from Macbeth
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Rory Kinnear as Macbeth Patrick O'Kane as Macduff and Stephen Boxer as Duncan
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Making Macbeth: An Introduction from the Director

Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy is directed by the Director of the National Theatre, Rufus Norris.

Macbeth Access Performances

Audio-described performances, for blind and visually impaired people:
Friday 27 April, 7.30pm
Saturday 28 April 2pm (Touch Tour 12.30pm)

Captioned performances for deaf and hard of hearing people:
Thursday 19 April 2pm
Wednesday 2 May 7.30pm
Saturday 12 May 2pm

Macbeth | Rehearsal gallery

Anne-Marie Duff as Lady Macbeth and Rory Kinnear as Macbeth in rehearsal
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Beatrice Scirocchi as a Witch in rehearsal
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Rufus Norris and Rae Smith in rehearsals
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Kevin Harvey as Banquo in rehearsals
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Patrick O'Kane as Macduff and Parth Thakerar as Malcolm in rehearsals
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Rory Kinnear as Macbeth and Stephen Boxer as Duncan in rehearsls
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Rufus Norris and Rory Kinnear in rehearsals
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Joshua Lacey ans Alana Ramsey in rehearsls
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Anne-Marie Duff as Lady Macbeth and Rory Kinnear as Macbeth in rehearsal
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Andrew Frame as Siward Nadia Albina as Gentlewoman and Nicholas Karimi as Lennox
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Amaka Okafor as Lady Macduff in rehearsals
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Anne-Marie Duff as Lady Macbeth and Rory Kinnear as Macbeth in rehearsal
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Hannah Hutch as Witch and Trevor Fox as Porter in rehearsals
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Penny Layden as Ross in rehearsals
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Amaka Okafor as Lady Macduff and Hannah Hutch in rehearsals
Photo by
Brinkhoff and Moegenburg

Making Macbeth: Inside the Rehearsal Room

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Macbeth | Trailer

Watch Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff in the trailer for Macbeth, playing in the Olivier Theatre from 26 February 2018.

Travelex £15 tickets sponsored by

National Theatre Season: February to July 2019

Download the season leaflet as a pdf (1.44MB)

Rep leaflet cover Feb to Jul 2019

Macbeth photography (Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff) by Jack Davison