The title character of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is unequivocal: “If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well it was done quickly.” Director Yaël Farber begs to differ. She takes on…
, the cast is fiercely committed and there are undeniably electrifying moments but, sadly, when Macbeth’s line “Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” arrives, it’s hard not to wince.
As the character struggles and fails to keep a rein on his feelings, McArdle’s emotions fire up the language. Watching a fearless actor savagely playing a fearful man is fascinating, but that level of performance brings its own dangers. Seeing the blood-strewn ghost of Banquo, the man he has recently had killed, McArdle’s eyes blaze and, as he jackknifes and crawls terrified and screaming about the stage, both the onlookers and audience are appalled.
The extreme temperature level comes in contrast to the pacing which, throughout, is almost preternaturally slow. It’s an attempt at clarity but although Farber has seemingly encouraged the actors to finesse and emphasize individual thoughts on each beat of the text, she hasn’t directed them to put all that back together again. This exaggerated effect comes at the expense of anything approaching forward momentum.
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