After a successful UK and international tour across England, Luxembourg and Dubai in 2023 and 2024, our production of Macbeth celebrates its London premiere at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre from 28 February – 29 March 2025.
Richard Twyman, Artistic Director of ETT, directs this stylish and formidable contemporary production of Shakespeare’sseminal play, presenting a ruthless anatomy of ambition, power, and paranoia.
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre today announces ETT’s critically acclaimed, contemporary re-imagining of Macbeth (originally co-produced by ETT, Shakespeare North Playhouse, Northern Stage and Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, in association with Bristol Old Vic) as part of its 2025 programming, playing from 28 February – 29 March 2025. Directed by ETT Artistic Director Richard Twyman, this production of Shakespeare’s cautionary tale, celebrated an extensive UK and international tour, culminating in this London transfer.
Full casting will be announced in due course.
Rachel O’Riordan, Artistic Director and CEO of Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, said:
“I am delighted to be welcoming English Touring Theatre (ETT) in 2025, bringing their production of Macbeth to London audiences. Their re-lensing of Shakespeare’s iconic drama, directed by Richard Twyman, interrogates the psychological breakdown of the characters, set against a backdrop of modern society controlled by CCTV, paranoia, and desire. Lyric audiences will be drawn into the visceral re-imagined world of Macbeth and will get to experience the thought-provoking story unfold on our beautiful stage here in West London.”
Richard Twyman, Artistic Director & CEO, and Sophie Scull, Executive Producer of ETT, said: “We are hugely proud to have toured Macbeth across England, and internationally, to over 41,000 people, including over 10,000 school children, and excited that audiences in London will get a chance to see the production. We had a wonderful time working with the team at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre on The Good Person of Szechwan last year, and we can’t wait to bring Macbeth here, it feels like the perfect space to bring it in to.”