Sir Kenneth Branagh is testing the patience of some theatre critics with his press performance of Macbeth in Manchester on Friday.
Some scribes were already miffed about having to travel north for a show which many of them will struggle to get into Saturday morning’s papers because of printing deadlines. They have also not yet been told the venue, which is being kept secret. “We have to assemble at some nearby rendezvous,” says one. “It is like something out of a bad murder mystery.”
Finally, the critics have been issued with instructions which state: “The play is being staged in a small venue, with the audience placed close to the action. As a result, it’s possible that some of the audience may come into contact with some of the materials used in the show.
“The advice from the rehearsal room is that this isn’t the time to wear your best, light coloured, dry-clean-only outfit or any easily stained fabrics.”
MORE ABOUT