This is a hairpiece or wig. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian I was in Stratford-upon … Part of my Double Feature Challenge (2). Great Performances: Macbeth DRAMA Following a successful London West End run in December 2007, Rupert Goold's gripping stage production of Macbeth-starring Patrick Stewart in a triumphant, Tony-nominated performance comes to the small screen. Goold sets up Macbeth’s events in the Post World War II world with his main character, Sir Patrick Stewart, somehow represent a cruel dictator like Joseph Stalin, leader of The Soviet Union. Lady Macbeth . Patrick Stewart, better-known to many as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek, stars in this adaptation of a well-received stage production of the play. Patrick Stewart with Hair in Macbeth (1975) 27 comments. Preview. Macbeth . The film evokes the atmosphere of Romania in the 1960s, with subtle parallels between Ceaușescu and Macbeth in their equally brutal quests for power. Similar to Ian McKellan’s Richard III, which was set in a fictional Nazi Germany (with RIII as Hitler), this re-imagining of Michael Feast. Macbeth is usually played as a man in his late 30s to early 40s and his wife from her late 20s to late 30s. Shot on location in the mysterious underground labyrinth of Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire, this is a contemporary presentation of Shakespeare's intense, claustrophobic and bloody drama. hide. Patrick Stewart at the Gielgud Theater in London, where he starred in a “Macbeth” that opens next month in Brooklyn. 99% Upvoted. Find movie and film cast and crew information for Macbeth (2010) - Rupert Goold on AllMovie. The movie features a claustrophobic environment full of brutal executions … BAM will also host Macbeth star Patrick Stewart for BAMdialogue Feb. 17. report. save. Actor Patrick Stewart performs at the Cast of Macbeth Photocall at the Gielgud Theatre on September 25, 2007 in London, England. 28. share. Despite this, Rupert Goold recreates William Shakespeare's Macbeth with the help of a strong cast including Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood. Patrick Stewart explains to BBC Breakfast why the cast were able to film Macbeth in 18 days and shares a great tip, with Charlie and Sian on how to deliver one of Macbeth's more famous lines. Select from premium Patrick Stewart In Macbeth Gielgud Theatre Photocall of the highest quality. The supporting cast is strong, and you'll love to hate Christopher Patrick Nolan's Porter, who is simply monstrous. Patrick Stewart stars in Rupert Goold’s blood-soaked rendition of the tragedy, streaming on PBS, which transplants the action to an unnamed Soviet-bloc state. He has said he has been bald since age 19. Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood in Macbeth at the Gielgud theatre, London, in 2007. Macduff . Patrick Stewart in his triumphant, Tony-nominated performance as the ambitious general, and Tony-nominated Kate Fleetwood as his coldly scheming wife. Conversations with Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart. As, A. R. Braunmuller reports in his edition of Macbeth (Cambridge 1997, p. 1 n.) it founded on the premise that the bad luck originates from quoting lines from the play outside a theater. Director Goold sets the action in purgatory, making the story a cautionary tale about the dangers of ambition. Starring Sir Patrick Stewart as Macbeth and Kate Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth, Rupert Goold's immediate and visceral film is set in an undefined and thre… Macbeth stars Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood. Photo by Manuel Harlan It was a little hint that Lady Macbeth must’ve been pretty tough to live with even before she pushed him into murdering a bunch of people. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. level 1. In spite of all this evidence of planning and hard work in this performance, you are probably dying to know what Patrick Stewart’s miraculous spell might be. Patrick Stewart was born in 1940. Starring Sir Patrick Stewart as Macbeth and Kate Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth, Rupert Goold's immediate and visceral film is set in an undefined and threatening central European world.. Cracked me the hell up. Find movie and film cast and crew information for Macbeth (2010) - Rupert Goold on AllMovie ... Patrick Stewart. Interview with Paula Zahn. Kate Fleetwood. This good and nasty interpretation of “Macbeth,” starring Patrick Stewart, has enough flash, blood and mutilated bodies to satisfy a Wes Craven fan. ... and there was a point where the cast began singing in Russian. Having watched and enjoyed Roman Polanski's 1971 version of this classic Shakespeare tragedy, I was eager to schedule viewings of additional interpretations. The whole cast was a director’s dream, but Stewart was over 60 at the time and Lady Macbeth was a woman her late 30s. Find the perfect Patrick Stewart In Macbeth Gielgud Theatre Photocall stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images On March 31, 2011, Macbeth was the proud recipient of a George Foster Peabody Award. best. Scott Handy. share. Duncan is portrayed as old enough to make Lady Macbeth state that he reminded her of her father. This thread is archived. The cast, headed by Stewart, his Macbeth a fearsome warrior with a fatal vanity, and Kate Fleetwood, her Lady Macbeth a Vampira without a trace of camp, is splendid down to the smallest roles. Find the perfect Macbeth Starring Patrick Stewart stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Macbeth is available to stream on YouTube at 2 PM ET and will remain available through November 22. The Feb. 17 post-show discussion, free to same-day ticket holders, will be … Macbeth, 2010 Director: Rupert Goold Notable cast: Patrick Stewart, Kate Fleetwood. Select from premium Macbeth Starring Patrick Stewart of the highest quality. Cracked me the hell up. Macbeth starring Sir Patrick Stewart airs on PBS October 6, 2010 at 9 p.m. Patrick Stewart is featured in the title role, with Kate Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth. 1 year ago. Sort by. Moderated by Richard Ridge, Broadway World. Patrick Stewart is imperious as Macbeth: a man of "vaulting ambition" yet also hesitant, a deadly dictator of overweening confidence, but also a man tormented by guilt and regret. Part of the PBS Great Performance Series. Renowned Shakespearean actor Patrick Stewart features as the eponymous anti-hero in this Soviet-era adaptation of … And Patrick Stewart just gives throws up his hands and does this “Take my wife, please!” shrug. Credit... Steve Forrest/Insight-Visual, for The New York Times For its bloody brilliant updating of Shakespeare, Great Performances: Macbeth receives a Peabody Award.