Macbeth Alone by Stroud Theatre Company – Pound Arts Centre, Corsham

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.