Macbeth

The stage is shrouded in smoke, the curtain is drawn, the witches have gathered: where nothing grows anymore, there they meet Macbeth. They prophesy that the brave warrior will rise to ever greater heights—all the way to the crown of Scotland. Seduced by the prophecies, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth begin their murderous rise to power, until the blood can no longer be washed from their hands. With his shortest tragedy, written in 1606, William Shakespeare created the most famous tyrannical couple in world literature. Their story is timeless: whoever seizes power will ultimately be torn apart by it. The witches, who foretell fate in Shakespeare’s tragedy, become beings of constant transformation in Tristan Linder’s production. Driven by curiosity about the human condition, they slip into the characters’ roles with playful enthusiasm, seriousness, and humor, experiencing their longings, their cruelty, and their vulnerability. They perform the song of power and misery, of life and death—and pose the question that extends beyond *Macbeth*: Must I harden myself to endure reality? What is a human being capable of, and how far can they go?