A Tale Told By An Idiot

An interesting twist on MacBeth. The very minimal lighting, evoking candlelight in a dark basement, was provided by flashlights largely held by the actors themselves in an effective variation of the classic "ghost stories around a campfire" effect. And chilling ghost stories these are with excerpts from the blood soaked Shakespeare play illuminating the lessor known failed terrorist act at the start of the 17th century. There were times when the hand held light was a little too vague, losing the performers in the darkness. But having another way to consider the classic text is always welcome -- especially when it seems that we're in an age of people being so willing to take lives without thinking of the negative consequences.... full review