Parodos Theatre Company, in collaboration with VillaGaiety, present one of William
Shakespeare’s best known plays, Macbeth.
A gripping tale of ambition, power, and betrayal brought by the Island company behind the
2023 sell out open air theatre experience The Merchant of Venice. The performances will take place in the Gaiety Theatre, this year celebrating 125 years of entertainment, between 3 and 5 April 2025. Whilst evening shows will be open to the public, VillaGaiety will open their doors to the Island’s secondary school students for 2 morning performances.
A popular text for GCSE and A Level English and Drama, this production will help the Island’s
young people to engage with the play and the concepts it explores. As well as a performance,
students will benefit from an advance synopsis and a post performance session with the cast
to analyse the meaning behind key speeches and scenes.
With reduced ticket prices and support for transport to the theatre, it is hoped that many
students will benefit from the initiative.
Sarah Wilson-White, Head of Culture and Arts at the Department of Education, Sport, and
Culture, said:
“We’re excited to collaborate once again with Parados Theatre, this time to welcome
students into the Gaiety Theatre to experience a live, contemporary staging of a classic text.
We hope this initiative not only deepens students’ understanding of the play, but also
inspires a passion for live performance and reminds them that the Gaiety Theatre belongs to
the entire community.”
Alex Armstrong, Co Founder of Parodos Theatre Company said:
“We are extremely excited to be producing Macbeth in collaboration with VillaGaiety.
Rehearsals are well underway with our cast of talented local actors. It is a fantastic
opportunity to present this production to the Island’s young people. We firmly believe that
there is no substitute to seeing Shakespeare’s work in live theatre, especially for those
studying the text, and we hope that we can really engage and entertain the students, and
the public, with this timeless tragedy that explores the destructive nature of unchecked
ambition and the moral consequences of betrayal and murder.”
The production will be directed by talented local director, Tony Eccles following his award
winning directing of Victoria Station with Parodos in 2024.
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