"elegant and eviscerating" ★★★★★ The Stage
Touring October/November 2016
"elegant and eviscerating" * * * * * The Stage
“A triumph” * * * * Herald
“Fascinating” * * * * Scotsman
“Compelling” * * * * The Times
"bold and haunting" * * * * The Guardian
"a masterpiece of intellect and imagery"
* * * * * Edinburgh Guide
Lady Macbeth: unsex me here is a dance theatre piece exploring the complex character of Lady Macbeth with a cast of 3 men, all playing Lady Macbeth. Power. Guilt. The conflict between masculinity and femininity.
Using the language from Shakespeare’s Macbeth as a source, British Sign Language will become a part of the choreography producing a piece of dance & movement theatre which will reach D/deaf and hearing audiences on different levels and in different ways.
Created & Directed by Kally Lloyd-Jones
Choreography by Kally Lloyd-Jones in collaboration with the cast
Design by Janis Hart
Lighting Design by Laura Hawkins
Artistic Associate: Gerry Ramage
CAST: Thomas J Baylis, Jacob Casselden, Jack Webb
BSL Interpreter & Advisor: Yvonne Strain
Sound Design: Jesse Godolphin
Voice of Lady Macbeth: Georgina Bell Godolphin
Intro Music Composed & Played by Lliam Paterson
Technician/relights: Elle Taylor
Stage Manager: Katy Nicolson / Marian Sharkey
MUSIC: Sigurdsson, Vivaldi, Ravel, Chopin, Desplat, Verdi, Mozart
PRESS
The Guardian. Unmissable Culture 2017
"bold and haunting" **** The Guardian
"elegant and eviscerating" * * * * * The Stage
"a masterpiece of intellect and imagery" ***** Edinburgh Guide
“Visually, the piece is compelling, from the blood-red skirts worn by the performers to the visceral, frenzied interpretation of the sleepwalking scene” **** The Times
"To peel back and examine each layer of Company Chordelia’s new work in a review this size is an impossibility. So rich in thought, detail and execution is it, you would need an entire thesis to do it justice" **** The Scotsman
"a dance-drama of quite troubling beauty, psychological insights and richly symbolic imaginings” **** The Herald
“an original and successful take on one of Shakespeare's most famous dramas"
***** Plays To See
"exquisite” Sunday Herald
"This production is elegant, eloquent; rigorously considered; viscerally actualized;magnetically and magnificently performed"
MUST SEE SHOW Fringe Review
"a detailed psychological study of Macbeth's partner in crime" **** The List
"both moves and shocks" Oxford Dance Writers
Photo by Susan Hay
Photo by Jane Hobson
Photo by Jane Hobson
Photos by Jane Hobson and Susan Hay
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