Cush Jumbo to play Lady Macbeth opposite David Tennant in MACBETH at Donmar Warehouse

It has been announced that Cush Jumbo (Hamlet, The Good Fight) will play Lady Macbeth opposite David Tennant’s Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse from 8 December 2023 - 10 February 2024.

Associate Director of the Donmar, Max Webster, said: “I’m so thrilled that Cush Jumbo will be returning to the Donmar after her extraordinary performance as Mark Antony in the Shakespeare Trilogy to take on the role of Lady Macbeth. I first saw Cush on stage as the most brilliant Rosalind over ten years ago at the Royal Exchange in Manchester and have consistently been moved and surprised at her performances on stage and screen ever since. I think she will bring power, emotion and great humanity to this iconic role and will be absolutely electric alongside David Tennant. I can’t wait to start rehearsals.”

A spellbinding story of love and murder, the renewing power of nature, and of the internal struggles of a damaged man as he tries to control his destiny. This bracingly fresh production of the Scottish play places us inside the mind of Macbeth, asking are we ever really responsible for our actions?

The production is designed by Rosanna Vize, with lighting by Bruno Poet, sound by Gareth Fry, movement direction by Shelley Maxwell, and casting by Anna Cooper CDG.

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