"Christopher Eccleston makes his RSC debut in the title role of Shakespeare's psychological thriller, opposite Niamh Cusack as Lady Macbeth and with Edward Bennett as Macduff."

Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets out on the path to murder.

"Polly Findlay's contemporary production of this dark tragedy of power and revenge marks her return to the Barbican following her stunning staging of The Alchemist in 2016."