MAKBETS is a tragic stage production at Daugavpils teātris in Daugavpils, taking place on 14–15 January 2027. This unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play is intended for audiences aged 16 and over. The 1-hour-20-minute performance tells its story through movement, sound and Shakespeare’s language. After Macbeth believes the prophecy of three witches that he will become King of Scotland, ambition drives him and his wife into violence, paranoia, guilt, fear and madness. The production is in English and Russian with Latvian surtitles. Directed by Oļegs Šapošņikovs, with choreography by Irina Bogeruka; the cast mainly features the theatre’s younger actors.
