David Castleton (Author)22h ago
The notion that Macbeth is an unlucky play, whose name should never be mentioned in a theatre except during performance and rehearsal, only seems to have emerged in the early 20th century. Between the 1st and 2nd World Wars, a ritual evolved in which anyone who said 'Macbeth' instead of 'the Scottish play' had to leave the theatre, turn round three times, spit, curse then knock to be let back in. Though a 'fake history' of disasters dating back to Shakespeare's time was constructed, Macbeth usually proved to be a lucky play. A perennial crowd pleaser, it brought in good revenue. #history #folklore #mythology #weird #Shakespeare #theatre #gothic
Show threadEric Branse-Instone20h ago
@david_castleton The production of Macbeth by Duns Players in 2019 was very successful although I managed to break both of my wrists tumbling off a bit of Skye 3 weeks before (so I looked the part of the wounded soldier) and our Banco slipped and broke a rib the week before we opened...We publicised the injuries as part of the marketing!
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The Facebook link includes a video I got my wife to film of me reciting my wounded Soldier speech from Macbeth Act 1 after I had just come round after 8 hours of surgery putting me back together. ...
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1.2K views · 17 reactions | Duns Players production of Macbeth is on for 4 nights from 30th October to 2nd November. Some say it is an unlucky play... last week "Murderer 1" sustained a small fracture to his neck, "Macduff" hit a deer, the Director lost a holiday in Marrakech as a consequence of Thomas Cook. However as a piece de resistance "Murderer 2" had a fall off the Cuillans . Here he is in his hospital bed rehearsing his lines... | Duns Players

Duns Players production of Macbeth is on for 4 nights from 30th October to 2nd November. Some say it is an unlucky play... last week "Murderer 1" sustained a small fracture to his neck, "Macduff" hit...

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Show threadDavid Castleton (Author)19h ago
@EricBranse Thanks for sharing,. Maybe the curse is real!
Show threadEric Branse-Instone17h ago
@david_castleton Well it provided some good publicity! But it was rather extreme method acting...