Macbeth for GCSE Students: Performance and Workshop
Mon 08 Dec
|Aldridge Theatre
Box Clever Theatre, an award-winning company creating contemporary theatre for young people, presents a fast-paced Macbeth for Years 9–11. Using vibrant language and physical theatre, the performance is followed by an interactive workshop.
Time & Location
08 Dec 2025, 17:00 – 18:30
Aldridge Theatre, Frensham Heights, Frensham Heights Rd, Rowledge, Farnham GU10 4EA, UK
About the event
Macbeth – Performance & Workshop
By Box Clever Theatre
Suitable for: Years 9, 10, and 11 with accompanying adult
Performance length: 55–60 minutes, followed by a 30-minute workshop
Delivered by Box Clever Theatre, an award-winning, writer-led company dedicated to creating contemporary theatre for young people, this fast-paced production uses vibrant language and dynamic physical theatre to explore the devastating consequences of one act of evil. Macbeth’s ambition leads him from loyalty to betrayal, as the ripple effects of his actions destroy not only himself but also those closest to him. Alongside Lady Macbeth, he becomes increasingly consumed by the horrors they unleash, while a third character challenges and reveals the wider world of Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Workshop: Following the performance, students take part in an interactive workshop examining Shakespeare’s presentation of kingship in Macbeth. Through Duncan, Macbeth, Malcolm, Edward the Confessor, and Lady Macbeth, students are engaged in discussions of power,…