{"product_id":"macbeth-an-undoing-9780571390977","title":"Macbeth (an Undoing)","description":"\u003ci\u003eThis story will be told, the way it has always been told. What else use is it otherwise? The hags on the heath. The woman who went mad. The man who became a tyrant. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWhen her husband returns victorious from the battlefield with a prophecy that he will become king of Scotland, Lady Macbeth vows to make their darkest ambitions a reality. So far, so familiar. But then the story fragments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShakespeare's Lady Macbeth is ruthless and driven, unstoppable in her pursuit of power, yet she quickly descends into madness and despair. Zinnie Harris's thrilling new version undoes the narrative we know, and remakes it, examining Lady Macbeth's trajectory and asking if we have really heard the whole story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition includes an afterword by Dan Rebellato, Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMacbeth (an undoing) \u003c\/i\u003epremiered at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, in February 2023. It transferred to the Rose Theatre, Kingston, Theatre for a New Audience, New York, and returned to the Royal Lyceum in 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harris Zinnie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571390977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZinnie, Harris:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Zinnie Harris's plays include the multi-award-winning \u003ci\u003eFurther than the Furthest Thing \u003c\/i\u003e(National Theatre\/Tron Theatre; winner of the 1999 Peggy Ramsay Award, 2001 John Whiting Award, Edinburgh Fringe First Award), \u003ci\u003eHow to Hold Your Breath \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Court Theatre; joint winner of the Berwin Lee Award), \u003ci\u003eThe Wheel \u003c\/i\u003e(National Theatre of Scotland; joint winner of the 2011 Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award), \u003ci\u003eMidwinter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSolstice \u003c\/i\u003e(both RSC), the trilogy \u003ci\u003eThis Restless House \u003c\/i\u003e(Citizens Theatre\/National Theatre of Scotland), based on Aeschylus' \u003ci\u003eOresteia \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMeet Me at Dawn \u003c\/i\u003e(Traverse Theatre)\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eAlso, Ibsen's \u003ci\u003eA Doll's House \u003c\/i\u003efor the Donmar Warehouse, Strindberg's \u003ci\u003eMiss Julie \u003c\/i\u003efor the National Theatre of Scotland and Webster's \u003ci\u003eThe Duchess (of Malfi) \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Lyceum Theatre). Zinnie is Professor of Playwriting and Screenwriting at St Andrews University, and the Associate Director at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43637785526387,"sku":"9.78057E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_af2203d8-5268-4dc3-afc4-12423d40f4af.jpg?v=1755602939","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/macbeth-an-undoing-9780571390977","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}