Macbeth - Revision history

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Crown of Blood by Oladipo Agboluaje (2026)

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Crown of Blood by Oladipo Agboluaje (2026)

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Adaptations of the original play

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 : A trimmed down re-imagining of the play by director [[Fred Abrahamse]], with a cast of six playing all 20 the roles, was performed at the [[Pieter Toerien Theatre]] at [[Montecasino]]. The cast of six consisted of [[Matthew Baldwin]], [[Stephen Jubber]]/[[Nicholas Campbell]], [[Tristan de Beer]], [[Marcel Meyer]], [[Tailyn Ramsamy]] and [[Jeremy Richard]]. Design by [[Fred Abrahamse]] (set and lighting), [[Fred Abrahamse]] and [[Marcel Meyer]] (costumes), [[Charl-Johan Lingenfelder]] (composer).
-: An abridged version of the play presented on tour by [[National Children's Theatre]], co-Directed by [[Lucy Wylde]] and [[Devon Flemmer]].
+: An abridged version of the play presented on tour by [[National Children's Theatre]], co-directed by [[Lucy Wylde]] and [[Devon Flemmer]].
 ='''Adaptations of the original play'''=

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	2018: A trimmed down re-imagining of the play by director [[Fred Abrahamse]], with a cast of six playing all 20 the roles, was performed at the [[Pieter Toerien Theatre]] at [[Montecasino]]. The cast of six consisted of [[Matthew Baldwin]], [[Stephen Jubber]]/[[Nicholas Campbell]], [[Tristan de Beer]], [[Marcel Meyer]], [[Tailyn Ramsamy]] and [[Jeremy Richard]]. Design by [[Fred Abrahamse]] (set and lighting), [[Fred Abrahamse]] and [[Marcel Meyer]] (costumes), [[Charl-Johan Lingenfelder]] (composer).		2018: A trimmed down re-imagining of the play by director [[Fred Abrahamse]], with a cast of six playing all 20 the roles, was performed at the [[Pieter Toerien Theatre]] at [[Montecasino]]. The cast of six consisted of [[Matthew Baldwin]], [[Stephen Jubber]]/[[Nicholas Campbell]], [[Tristan de Beer]], [[Marcel Meyer]], [[Tailyn Ramsamy]] and [[Jeremy Richard]]. Design by [[Fred Abrahamse]] (set and lighting), [[Fred Abrahamse]] and [[Marcel Meyer]] (costumes), [[Charl-Johan Lingenfelder]] (composer).
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		+	2026: An abridged version of the play presented on tour by [[National Children's Theatre]], co-Directed by [[Lucy Wylde]] and [[Devon Flemmer]].

	='''Adaptations of the original play'''=		='''Adaptations of the original play'''=

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	[[Ivan Meredith]]. 2006. 'Opera in South Africa during the first democratic decade'. Unpublished Masters thesis. [[University of Cape Town]].		[[Ivan Meredith]]. 2006. 'Opera in South Africa during the first democratic decade'. Unpublished Masters thesis. [[University of Cape Town]].
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		+	https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/Criticism/shakespearein/sa2/index.html

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	1876: Performed as ''[[Macbeth]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street, Cape Town, on 14 November, as a benefit for [[Geo. Yates]].		1876: Performed as ''[[Macbeth]]'' by [[Disney Roebuck]] and his company in the [[Theatre Royal]] in Burg Street, Cape Town, on 14 November, as a benefit for [[Geo. Yates]].
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		+	1882: The Jamaican tragedian [[Morton Tavares]], also well known in Australia, attempted a Shakespearean season in Natal with ''[[Hamlet]]'' and ''[[Macbeth]]''.

	1888-9: The play was part of the repertoire of [[Lillian Beddard]] and her Shakesperian company that toured South Africa in this period, visiting Cape Town in 1888, and Johannesburg and Kimberley in 1889. Specifically mentioned are performances of her appearances as "Lady Macbeth" in the "Sleepwalking Scene" in Cape Town (as part of an event called ''[[Grand Classical Performance]]'' in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, on 3 May 1888) and what was apparently a full production of the play in the [[Theatre Royal]], Johannesburg on 8-13 July, 1889.		1888-9: The play was part of the repertoire of [[Lillian Beddard]] and her Shakesperian company that toured South Africa in this period, visiting Cape Town in 1888, and Johannesburg and Kimberley in 1889. Specifically mentioned are performances of her appearances as "Lady Macbeth" in the "Sleepwalking Scene" in Cape Town (as part of an event called ''[[Grand Classical Performance]]'' in the [[Exhibition Theatre]], Cape Town, on 3 May 1888) and what was apparently a full production of the play in the [[Theatre Royal]], Johannesburg on 8-13 July, 1889.

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 : Performed by [[William Haviland]] and his company as part of their repertoire while on tour, appearing in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, during July and August, with [[Edith Latimer]] as Haviland's leading lady.
-: Performed by the [[Leonard Rayne]] company as part of its touring repertoire, including performances at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, during April.
+: Performed by the [[Leonard Rayne]] company as part of its touring repertoire, including performances at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, and at [[His Majesty's]] during April.
 : Produced by [[Henry Miles]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], 1942.

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 : Directed by [[Charles Marowitz]] for [[PACT]] Drama in the [[Alexander Theatre]], starring [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Molly Seftel]], [[Billy Matthews]] and [[Ken Leach]].
-===''[[Crown of Blood]]'' by Oladipo Agboluaje (2026)===
+==='''''[[Crown of Blood]]''''' by Oladipo Agboluaje (2026)===
 A retelling of Shakespeare's ''[[Macbeth]]'' (called "General Adeyemi" in the adaptation) set during the civil wars of 19th-century Yorubaland, and featuring Yoruba chants, drumming and dance.

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 ===''[[Crown of Blood]]'' by Oladipo Agboluaje (2026)===
-A retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth (called "General Adeyemi" in the adaptation) set during the civil wars of 19th-century Yorubaland, and featuring Yoruba chants, drumming and dance.
+A retelling of Shakespeare's ''[[Macbeth]]'' (called "General Adeyemi" in the adaptation) set during the civil wars of 19th-century Yorubaland, and featuring Yoruba chants, drumming and dance.
 First produced by Sheffield Theatres and Utopia Theatre at the Sheffield Crucible Theatre in the UK, directed by Mojisola Kareem. Later transferred for a short run at The Belgrade Theatre in Coventry.

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	1973: Directed by [[Charles Marowitz]] for [[PACT]] Drama in the [[Alexander Theatre]], starring [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Molly Seftel]], [[Billy Matthews]] and [[Ken Leach]].		1973: Directed by [[Charles Marowitz]] for [[PACT]] Drama in the [[Alexander Theatre]], starring [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Molly Seftel]], [[Billy Matthews]] and [[Ken Leach]].
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		+	===2026: ''[[Crown of Blood]]'' by Oladipo Agboluaje===
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		+	A retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth (called "General Adeyemi" in the adaptation) set during the civil wars of 19th-century Yorubaland, and featuring Yoruba chants, drumming and dance.
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		+	First produced by Sheffield Theatres and Utopia Theatre at the Sheffield Crucible Theatre in the UK, directed by Mojisola Kareem. Later transferred for a short run at The Belgrade Theatre in Coventry.
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	== '''South African adaptations''' ==		== '''South African adaptations''' ==

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 : A [[Rhodes University Drama Department]] production was directed by [[Roy Sargeant]] in May, lighting design by [[John T. Baker]] of [[CAPAB]] and [[Ken Robinson]], starring [[Lawrence Hilton]] and [[Paul van Zyl]].
-: Performed by [[PACT]] at the [[Breytenbach Theatre]], Pretoria and the [[Alexander Theatre]], Johannesburg. Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] with [[Ron Smerczak]] and [[Sandra Prinsloo]]. (The play at the time was laughingly referred to as "MacBed" because of the central role played in the production by a noisy trundling bed on rails used as a key site of the action from time to time.)
+: Performed by [[PACT]] at the [[Breytenbach Theatre]], Pretoria and the [[Alexander Theatre]], Johannesburg. Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] with [[Ron Smerczak]] and [[Sandra Prinsloo]]. (The play at the time was laughingly referred to as "MacBed" because of the central role played in the production by a noisy trundling bed on rails used as a key site of the action from time to time.) The "Porter" played by [[James Borthwick]].
 : Directed by [[Philip Grout]] in a [[CAPAB]] production in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in 1981, starring [[Sandra Duncan]] as Lady Macbeth, [[Roger Dwyer]] as Macbeth, [[Tom Holmes]], [[Alan Swerdlow]] and [[Sean Taylor]] as his sons, [[John Whiteley]] as Duncan. Others in the cast were [[Diane Wilson]], [[Neville Thomas]], [[Nigel Daly]], [[Deon van Zyl]], [[John Dennison]], [[Paul Bosman]], [[Blaise Koch]], [[Phillip Boucher]], [[Russel Savadier]], [[Liz Dick]], [[Clare Stopford]] and [[Mary Dreyer]]. Decor and costumes by [[Penny Simpson]], lighting by Leon Benzakein, music by Ian Kellam. This production was also staged at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] on 14 April.