Macbett

Tanya Ronders new version of Ionescos grotesque and insanely comic reworking of Shakespeares Macbeth. Two generals, Macbett and Banco, put down a rebellion. In payment for their heroic service, the Archduke promises to bestow on them land, titles and cash, but as soon as the rebel leaders are slain he reneges on the deal. Seduced by thoughts of power Macbett plots to assassinate the archduke, marry his widow and crown himself king. Trying to maintain his tenuous grip on the throne through a vicious cycle of murder and bloodshed, Macbett is haunted by the ghosts of his victims and discovers that his new wife isn't all she seems.Ionesco, Eugène is the author of 'Macbett', published 2008 under ISBN 9781854599919 and ISBN 1854599917.