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And exceptional work from the excellent translation by André Markovicz and in educational link with the students of Redon’s ISSAT as well as the impressive musical part of François Robinto the veuzethis bagpipes from the Nantes region.

Mac

Mac, either “son of” in Gaelic. Like “mab” in Breton. McDonald’s? No: MacBeth. And that’s not even the question. As for Donald, apart from Scrooge’s eternal loser nephew, perhaps it is better not to talk about him from now on. “Beth”, historically Bethad, is perhaps a Gaelic form of Life.

Shakespeare

Shakespeare. Everyone has at least heard of this English playwright Who precedes Molière by a little. His pieces are however much more fancifulfull of twists and turns, in which a story unit is only foundin the end : when all the knots of “action” are untied and then tied again. No frames as posed by classical French theater. Rather a overflowing verbal and stage delirium. Hamlet with his to be or not to be » remained in memory. As well as Romeo and Julietstar-crossed lovers. Macbeth is in doubt moon of the others most famous. It truly is a theater as abundant as life.

Macbeth

Historically, we delve into the Middle Agesthe year 1000 and some. Of the kingdoms not yet “united” who sometimes oppose each other. In Scotland, version war of succession. But we remain in the fable which is inspired by history.

And Scottish “baron”Macbeth, invites King Duncan and the kills in sleep. on power hungry woman the pushes towards betrayal. Other characters, Banco, Macduff, Malcolm, intervene in the more than knotted plot. Three witches do it prophecy in Macbeth, at the very beginning then in act 4, that it will not be not killed by a man born from the body of a woman. There is the subterfuge. The army of trees, which Tolkien will undoubtedly have taken up with the Ent, well after the Welsh Cad Goddeu of Taliesin, the famous “fight of the trees” And finally the death of Macbeth in combat. For what ? It remains to be guessed.

Celtic resonancescertainly. In many plays, such as King Lear, even Romeo and Juliet. But the room must also be located in a historical contextat the turn of the 17th century, the moment of writing, where the English dynasty undergoes power struggles and escapes the famous “Gunpowder conspiracy” which will inspire the modern character of Guy Fawkes, emblem of Anonymous. Sacred Meli melodrama of all that: a real fabric made of textile texts. But which remains so modern.

Scène

Faced with a plethora of characters, plenty of twists and turns specific to the author, mixed destinies, various surrounding places, the director David Gauchard will have chosen a more restricted frameworkalmost intimate. Dark surroundings and a few lights. With cuts in the text to very skillfully summarize the stages of the drama. Perhaps to be regretted for enthusiasts of the symbolic moments off the stage: the witches, the trees, death… To give the room for more privacy.

Another choice of light, Veuze on stage by François Robin to the reeds of this sweet Nantes bagpipe. A real must!

The total

On Friday afternoon, a performance around Sonnets de Shakespeare will be presented by the Redon ISSAT students.

To read: Macbeth, translation by André Markovicz, Actes Sud, ISBN 978-2742729784. And the bilingual edition by Yves Bonnefoy, folio, ISBN 978-2070468492

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