Staging Macbeth Essay Example

techniques and set.

Centre stage I shall have a majestic, grand chair of 5ft, chair, made out of black, white, and red embroidered velvet material, the chair would be very grand and stand tall, with a throne like entity, and dark brown wood. To depict the colours of the Nazi flag.Macbeth would be sitting on it, in the opening scene, in darkness, with what looks to the audience like red silk encircling his feet, the lighting I will use is a profile with a gobo of a castle to start with, and a fresnel ready to softly focus on Macbeth, when I start the play, I shall switch on all of the lights, forming the outline of a castle in the background, and washing light over Macbeth and the chair, the red silk shall be raised to form three Nazi flags, above Macbeth's head, with one to his left, right and behind, so it is visible from every angle of the audience.Macbeth shall sit there in the chair with his long trench coat touching the floor, his emotions shining through and the look of a man who has much power and the intent that he will not let it go for anything.

I want the audience to be so close to the action, that they feel they are beholden in the traitorous mind of Macbeth. When the murders take place for instance, I want the audience to feel like it is their own skin being lacerated, by the careless stabs of the undignified dagger.Simplicity is the key element in my staging of Macbeth and I want it to be very open so there is room

for the actors and actresses to move around the stage without hitting in to props. I do not want complicated pieces of set, drawing away the focus of the action in the play.

I shall use things such as rostra, to give a simple and easy way or creating a different look for different scenes in the play.