Macbeth Alone

Macbeth Alone

Mercury Theatre, Colchester

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About the show

A scintillating new version of one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest plays.
Macbeth Alone is a thrilling and visceral reimagining of Shakespeare’s most haunting tragedy — performed by one man alone.
Set within one single cell, this is a claustrophobic descent into the fractured mind of a man determined to wear the crown forever. From the thunder of the battlefield to the silence of a sleepless night, from prophecy to paranoia, Macbeth Alone draws audiences into the psychological storm of a doomed king.
Chris Garner (Coronation Street, War Horse) portrays every character. every betrayal every daggered vision — summoned in real time through the voice, body, and unravelling soul of one performer.
Stripped of ensemble, staging, and spectacle, what remains is raw: one man, one voice, and the ghosts that will not let him rest.
This is Shakespeare, distilled to its darkest essence — a fever dream of power, guilt, and fate.

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Macbeth Alone

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A scintillating new version of one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest plays. Macbeth Alone is a thrilling and visceral reimagining of Shakespeare’s most haunting tragedy — performed by one man alone. Set within one single cell, this is a claustrophobic descent into the fractured mind of a man determined to wear the crown forever. From the thunder of the battlefield to the silence of a sleepless night, from prophecy to paranoia, Macbeth Alone draws audiences into the psychological storm of a doomed king. Chris Garner (Coronation Street, War Horse) portrays every character, every betrayal, every daggered vision — summoned in real time through the voice, body, and unravelling soul of one performer. Stripped of ensemble, staging, and spectacle, what remains is raw: one man, one voice, and the ghosts that will not let him rest. This is Shakespeare, distilled to its darkest essence — a fever dream of power, guilt, and fate.

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on Saturday 25 April 2026