Macbeth Alone by Stroud Theatre Company UK Tour
Colchester
25 Apr 26
Suitable for ages 12+
Student tickets just £15.00
Unique and visually clever modern version of Macbeth
Bringing Shakespeare's language and themes alive for a young audience
Compelling theatre for the young student that ticks all the boxes with a clever and visually arresting version of Macbeth
Key Info
Balkerne Gate
Colchester
CO1 1PT
1 hour
(Straight through with no interval)
Sat: 7:00pm
About
A scintillating new version of one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest plays.
Macbeth Alone is a thrilling and visceral reimagining of Shakespeare’s most haunting tragedy — performed by one man alone.
Set within one single cell, this is a claustrophobic descent into the fractured mind of a man determined to wear the crown forever. From the thunder of the battlefield to the silence of a sleepless night, from prophecy to paranoia, Macbeth Alone draws audiences into the psychological storm of a doomed king.
Chris Garner (Coronation Street, War Horse) portrays every character, every betrayal, every daggered vision — summoned in real time through the voice, body and unravelling soul of one performer.
Stripped of ensemble, staging and spectacle, what remains is raw: one man, one voice and the ghosts that will not let him rest.
This is Shakespeare, distilled to its darkest essence — a fever dream of power, guilt and fate.
“Thank you for your brilliant performances last week at The Everyman! The students had a wonderful time, thoroughly enjoying your take on the play.”
★ ★ ★ ★
“Garner provides us not just with an abridged Macbeth, whittling it down to a breathtaking single act of just fifty minutes, but has done so in such a way as to make even the most knowledgeable Shakespeare aficionados see this brutal and visceral play from a fresh perspective whilst crucially retaining all of its narrative power. As the programme suggests, this is Shakespeare “…distilled to its darkest essence — a fever dream of power, guilt, and fate.”
★ ★ ★ ★
“A Macbeth that plausibly captures – in Garner’s solo tour-de-force – both the madness and the humanity of its eponymous hero in a clever and captivating performance which plays out just inches from its audience.”
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