English Touring Theatre announces new production of Macbeth and further 2023 programming

ETT (English Touring Theatre) have announced a new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

In a co-production with Northern Stage, Shakespeare North Playhouse and Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, the production will open on 6 September 2023, with previews from 1 September, running until 23 September.

The show will then tour to Northern Stage, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Dubai Opera House, Cambridge Arts Theatre and The Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe, with further tour dates to be announced.

Macbeth, directed by ETT’s Artistic Director, Richard Twyman, speaks to a world we find ourselves living in now, asking why Macbeth has haunted our fears and nightmares for centuries and what lessons this cautionary tale is still trying to communicate to us.

Meanwhile ETT have also announced cast for their upcoming production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Good Person of Szechwan, ETT announce the full cast for the run. This 80th anniversary staging is translated by Nina Segal with direction by Sheffield Theatres’ Associate Artistic Director Anthony Lau, and stars Nick Blakely, Melody Brown, Aiden Cheng, Jon Chew, Callum Coates, Togo Igawa, Camille Mallet de Chauny, Suni La, Louise Mai Newberry, Tim Samuels, Ami Tredrea and Leo Wan. The production opens at Sheffield Theatres on 16 March, with previews from 11 March, and runs until 1 April, before opening at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre in London on 20 April.

Following this, the previously announced production of I, Daniel Blake opens at Northern Stage in May, in a co-production between ETT, Birmingham Rep, Oldham Coliseum and tiny dragon Productions in association with Cardboard Citizens.

Meanwhile, the company has also announced series two of their new writing podcast, F**ked Up Bedtime Stories and the continuation of previously announced monologue project, Mixed.

For more information, visit ett.org.uk

Richard Twyman, Artistic Director and CEO and Holly Gladwell, Executive Producer of ETT said: “It brings us great excitement to announce a new production of Macbeth from ETT this Autumn with our partners Northern Stage, Shakespeare North and Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg. Following the success of Othello, which toured extensively in the UK and internationally between 2017-19, we’re looking forward to be bringing Shakespeare’s iconic play of bloodshed, corruption, and a society uprising against tyranny to audiences internationally and across the UK.

“We’re delighted to be working with our co-producers and touring internationally for the first time since the pandemic, bringing this bold retelling to our ever-growing world audience. In our first partnership with Shakespeare North, we’re looking forward to connecting with new audiences in their beautiful new space, continuing ETT’s mission of touring world class contemporary work to local communities.”