Three performers stand in a tight pool of green light on a dark stage, two raising their arms toward overhead spotlights that cast long shadows.

The Cockpit, Marylebone2023

Macbeth

The Production

The Bridge Theatre Training Company presented William Shakespeare’s Macbeth at The Cockpit, Marylebone in February 2023. Billed as a provocative treatment of Shakespeare’s tragedy, the staging centred the Macbeths as a golden couple and portrayed a nation in crisis.

46 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Mark Akrill
Lighting Design: Ruth Harvey
Commissioned by: The Bridge Theatre Training Company
Photography: Steve Gregson

A blonde performer gestures with both hands while speaking, lit by warm orange and cool blue haze against a black background.

An ensemble in military-style and other costumes is spread across a smoky green stage, with a masked figure standing over a seated performer and a clothing rack behind.

A performer in a khaki military-style jacket stands tensely beside vertical wooden boards, with several hands gripping through the gaps.

Three performers crowd closely around a uniformed performer whose face and hands are red-stained, under stark theatrical lighting.

A barefoot performer in a pale robe stands alone under a small amber spotlight, hands clasped to their chest and a long shadow stretching forward.

Two performers in military-style clothing stand at the front of a dim stage, one resting a hand on the other's shoulder, with others in scrubs and camouflage behind them.

Two performers in military-style costumes clash with swords on a smoky green stage while three performers in blue scrubs watch from the side.

A kneeling performer in a dark jacket and camouflage trousers appears distressed beside a pile of red petals and a folded white paper shape on a dim stage.

Three performers in blue surgical scrubs, gloves and clear aprons raise small instruments toward a dark-clad figure, surrounded by blue haze.

A performer in a military greatcoat and peaked cap stands smiling with arms folded while two camouflage-clad performers hold their arms under warm smoky light.

A barefoot performer in a black sequined gown stands with arms outstretched between tall wooden planks held upright by camouflaged performers in blue haze.

A dark, wide stage scene shows an ensemble in military-style costumes around a central table, with one performer in a black dress and another in a bulky uniform separated in pools of light.

A bearded performer in a grey uniform shouts with both fists raised toward a blurred figure in a peaked military cap.

An empty theatre set with green floor, tiered seating, camouflage netting, scattered wooden beams and blue smoke hanging in the air.

Paper airplanes fly across the stage as a performer in a black dress stands centre and an ensemble in mixed military and formal costumes watches around her.

Two performers laugh together in close-up, one in a black dress holding crumpled paper and the other in a decorated military jacket.

A performer in a black dress grips a camouflage-clad performer in a tense close hold, while another uniformed performer watches near the steps.

A woman in a red dress stands close to a uniformed officer under smoky stage light, while performers in military clothing watch around them.

A woman in a red dress stands center stage among tall upright wooden planks held by mostly hidden performers, lit by a tight green-blue spotlight.

A soldier in a khaki uniform stares at his red-stained hand in front of vertical wooden planks gripped by performers behind them.

A soldier in khaki gently holds the neck of a seated woman in a floral robe as another soldier watches from close by.

Two performers in camouflage kneel over a red-stained performer lying on the floor, one raising a small syringe-like object in harsh green light.

A tense group gathers around a long table set with plates, with a blurred soldier in the foreground and a woman in a blue dress reacting behind him.

In a dark, smoky scene, seated performers reach and look toward a brightly backlit wig or headpiece raised on a pole.

Performers in reflective silver cloaks and face coverings move through smoky green light while others sit or stand around the stage.

A close-up of a young performer in camouflage with a patterned scarf, looking upward with a solemn expression against a dark background.

Two soldiers shake hands at center stage under bright overhead lights, with suited performers watching from the smoky background.

Two performers in camouflage grapple at close range with crossed swords, faces tense under stark stage lighting.

Under greenish light and haze, a group in camouflage and medical scrubs crowd around someone low to the floor while another soldier stands apart.

A performer in boots and camouflage trousers reaches toward a suspended grey cloth with a long red streamer, with red fabric scattered on the dark stage below.

A performer in a floral robe stares at red-stained fingers, mouth open, isolated against a black background by warm light.

Three performers in military-style clothing stand spaced across a hazy stage, the nearest clutching her jacket under bright overhead beams.

Two performers in military-style clothing hold each other's arms in an intimate exchange, while a third sits watching under smoky overhead light.

A performer in blue scrubs kneels beside a prone figure as another stands with a sword at center stage, with weapons on the floor and others watching through haze.

A performer in a tan military jacket looks upward, face and hands smeared with red, caught in warm spotlight and smoke.

An ensemble stands across the stage in mixed military and formal costumes, with three front performers raising their hands to their faces in a ritual-like gesture.

A performer in a tan military jacket looks upward before a row of tall wooden planks held upright by ensemble members behind him.

Under a tight spotlight on a dark stage, a performer in a khaki military jacket reaches forward with one hand on his chest while a red-haired performer stands close behind, looking up at him.

Three performers in military-style clothing crouch together on a dim, smoky stage as one slumps forward, held by the others in an urgent, tense moment.

A performer in a pale floral robe stands under warm stage light, eyes closed, studying her raised hands with dark smudges on the palms.

In sharp focus, a performer in blue surgical scrubs, white apron and turquoise cap stares ahead intensely, with two blurred military-costumed figures behind.

A performer in a khaki military jumpsuit stands front stage with arms spread wide, addressing the audience, while an ensemble in scrubs and camouflage stands behind among tall wooden planks.

Two performers in camouflage face each other closely, gripping each other's arms and waist beneath a bright beam of light cutting through stage smoke.

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