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MACBETH with Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma to get global cinema release

Trafalgar Releasing, in partnership with Wessex Grove and Underbelly, will release  Shakespeare’s Macbeth in cinemas across the UK, the US, Australia and selected  international territories from 2nd May. This critically acclaimed and cinematic new production,  starring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma, is being filmed live at Dock X in London specially for  cinemas. Cinema tickets will go on sale from 20th March.

Tony and BAFTA Award-winner Ralph Fiennes (Antony & Cleopatra, Schindler's List, Coriolanus)  and Olivier Award-winner Indira Varma (Present Laughter, Obi Wan Kenobi, Luther) star in  this brand-new production of William  Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Designed for a custom-built space, this gripping and breath-taking  Macbeth will be unmissable on the big screen. By the end of the run in London and following  seasons in Liverpool and Edinburgh, Macbeth will have played to sell out audiences of over 100,000 people at 110 performances. 

Directed by Simon Godwin (Antony & Cleopatra, Romeo & Juliet, Hansard) with set and  costume design by Frankie Bradshaw (Jerusalem, Blues for an Alabama Sky), this stunning  production brings Shakespeare’s tragedy into the present day. 

Macbeth is coming. A couple corrupted by their relentless lust for power have blood on their  hands. Witness the gripping tale of greed, murder, deception, and superstition in cinemas for  a limited time only. Once you cross the line, you can never turn back.

Joining Ralph Fiennes as Macbeth and Indira Varma as Lady Macbeth will be Ben Allen as  Ross, Ewan Black as Malcolm, Levi Brown as Angus, Jonathon Case as Seyton, Danielle  Fiamanya as Second Witch, Keith Fleming as King Duncan/Siward, Michael Hodgson as  Second Murderer, Lucy Mangan as First Witch, Jake Neads as First Murderer/Donalbain,  Richard Pepper as Lennox, Steffan Rhodri as Banquo, Rose Riley as Menteith, Lola Shalam as  Third Witch, Rebecca Scroggs as Lady Macduff/Doctor, Ethan Thomas as Fleance, and Ben  Turner as Macduff. 

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