"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 Jane Hobson
Photo by Jane Hobson
Photo by Susan Hay
Photo by Jane Hobson
Photos by Jane Hobson and Susan Hay
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