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Macbeth - Tragedy by William Shakespeare

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 · 20:00

Konzert- und Theatersaal Nordhorn, Germany

Macbeth - Tragedy by William Shakespeare — Konzert- und Theatersaal Nordhorn, Nordhorn

"Macbeth" is Shakespeare's most terrifying and violent tragedy: murder upon murder marks Macbeth's path to the throne. Spurred by the cryptic prophecy of three witches and the ambition of his ruthless wife, the once-heroic general first eliminates the reigning king, then anyone else-friend or foe-who might threaten his position.

Macbeth's bloodlust is nearly boundless, and madness increasingly grips his troubled mind. For Macbeth, murder becomes seemingly the only option, and the need to hold power spirals into blind, frenzied obsession. Yet the dream of absolute power is short-lived: when he finally achieves his goal, he is merely a shadow of himself. The tyrant and his Lady, driven by guilt and delusion, consumed by fear of the ghosts of the murdered, descend into ruin...

More than 400 years later, Shakespeare's "Macbeth" remains not only one of the greatest theatrical works of world literature but also a metaphor for power, murder, and tyranny whose relevance is starkly evident in today's world.