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2. Lady Macbeth - Monster or Princess?

Episode 2 of 5

Was Lady Macbeth an overbearing monster or a true royal princess? Macbeth is back to sort fact from fiction. Stars Liam Brennan.

Was Lady Macbeth a barren, ambitious, overbearing monster who goes mad from guilt?

Or was she a true royal princess, hailed first queen of Scots, who had to marry the man who murdered her husband?

If you think you know all about Macbeth then think again.

The real Macbeth comes back to life to help sort fact from the more familiar Shakespearean fiction.

Liam Brennan stars as Macbeth.

With members of The National Theatre of Scotland:

Fiona Watson
Alex Woolf
Molly Rorke

Produced at BBC Scotland by Pennie Latin.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2007.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 15 Apr 202509:30

Broadcasts

  • Tue 14 Aug 200715:45
  • Sat 8 Mar 200805:45
  • Tue 2 Apr 201910:45
  • Tue 2 Apr 201915:45
  • Wed 3 Apr 201903:45
  • Tue 15 Apr 202509:30