MIF13 - Macbeth

Our last event of MIF13 -

and the reason I took membership -

Macbeth staring Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston

{last seen at the Barbican in Hamlet in 1992 and the RST in Love's Labours Lost in 1990}

 

The whole production had been designed to build excitement -

a performance in a found location - kept secret until just before the festival -

a limited run, with a small capacity -

no tickets sent out - but instead an email telling us where to meet on the day.

 

We found the mill building in Ancoats - collected our tickets and then followed the instructions to wait in the courtyard until our "clan" was called.

 

As we waited in the sun a surprise paparazzi moment kept the excitement levels sky high -

then the clans were called one at a time and walked down the street to the de-consecrated church which had been transformed with mud and candles.

 

The membership had paid off -

 and we had amazing front row seats to the hottest {literally} show in town.

 

The performance was dramatic and visceral. The breath taking excitement of the battles as bodies were thrown thudding against our wooden box seats,

the mud and rain {yes rain} splashing us.

We were so close to the actors - we felt involved as never before.

So many stand out images and moments -

never to be forgotten!