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Theatre

Private Lives at the Gielgud: Spot the sexual tension between Anna Chancellor and Toby Stephens

13 July 2013

9:00 AM

13 July 2013

9:00 AM

Macbeth

Globe, in rep until 13 October

Private Lives

Gielgud, until 21 September

It’s always a problem with Macbeth: what accents to use? The Globe is applying the traditional remedy. Lord and Lady Macbeth come from Epsom. Everyone else comes from Glasgow. This is a highly entertaining production — one of the best at the Globe in recent years — but it’s not entirely perfect.

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