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Narrator(1:(Welcome"to"this"year’s,"Year"6"production."You"are"
about"to"witness"a"rewrite"of"the"play"Macbeth"which"was"originally"
written"by"William"Shakespeare"nearly"500"years"ago.""
Narrator(2:"This"is"a"story"about"a"Lord"called"Macbeth."A"noble"and"
courageous"man"who"is"happy"to"serve"his"master,"Kind"Duncan,"until"
a"chance"meeting"with"3"witches"plants"the"seed"of"ambition"in"his"
mind."
Narrator(1:""This"is"a"story"where"greed"has"terrible"consequences."
Scene(1(
Lights'start'low.'Quiet'for'a'moment,'then'a'musical'clap'(Track'24:'The'Heath),(a(flash(of(
lights(from(the(front(for(lightening.(The(three(witches(are(centre(stage(huddling(over(a(
cauldron:(
1st(Witch:"When"shall"we"three"meet"again?"(Pause)""
2nd(Witch:"In"thunder"lightening"or"in"rain?"
3rd(Witch:"When"the"hurlyMburly’s"done,"when"the"battle’s"lost"and"
won!"
1st(Witch:"Where"the"place?"
2nd(Witch:"Upon"……."the"heath."
3rd(Witch:"There"we"shall"meet"Macbeth."
Stare'at'one'another'and'nod'
All:"Fair"is"foul"and"foul"is"fair."Hover"through"the"fog"and"filthy"air."
The(3(witches(leave(the(stage(cackling(loudly(with(Track(29:(Storm(increasing(in(volume(as(
the(witches(leave(the(stage.(
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Narrator(2:(Thunder"shook"the"skies"over"Scotland."War"raged"
across"the"heath"as"the"Scottish"Lords"led"by"Macbeth,"the'Thane'of'
Glamis,"fight"to"turn"back"invaders"from"Norway."
((Battle(sfx(playing(in(the(background.(The(two(forces(are(locked(in(battle:(one(side(
holding(Duncan’s(banner,(the(other(the(Norwegian(standard.(Then,(fighting(to(the(front(of(
the(King’s(troops,(appear(Macbeth(and(Banquo.(Back(to(back,(armed(with(swords,(they(
face(a(group(of(Rebels.(They(fight,(the(music(grows(in(volume,(mixed(with(war(cries.(
Swords,(2x(banners(and(appropriate(costumes.)(
Song:(Sonic(Battle(Tracks(1(and(11((
Two(groups(of(fighters(with(different(uniforms((see(above).(Begin(fighting(in(the(
introductory(music,(then(pause(as(they(sing(their(parts,(fight(in(the(middle(then(pause(
again.(
(Track(Battle(sfx(again(but(not(the(whole(track)(
One(of(the(King’s(soldiers:"For"Duncan"and"Scotland!"Kill"the"
rebels!"Smash"the"invaders!"Chase"them"back"to"Norway!"Scotland!"
Scotland!"Scotland!"Scotland!"
The(Norwegian(Rebels(back(away,(dragging(their(banner.(Duncan’s(men(jeer(them(off.(
After(a(moment,(with(the(loyal(soldiers(congratulating(each(other(–(they(leave(the(stage.(
Banquo:"Macbeth!"The"Norwegians"and"the"rebels"have"run!"
Macbeth:"The"battle"is"over"–"and"won!"
Banquo:"The"day"is"yours"and"Scotland’s"(He(pats(Macbeth(on(the(back)"
Macbeth(puts(his(sword(in(his(sheath.(
Macbeth:"We"must"find"King"Duncan"and"bring"him"the"good"news!"
They(exit.(
Narrator(1:"When"the"battle"was"finally"won."Macbeth"and"his"
friend"Banquo"headed"for"the"castle."The"weather"was"bad"as"the"
storm"continued"to"rage."
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Play(Storm(sfx(from(cd.((
•! Enter(the(3(witches(from(the(opposite(side(of(the(stage(as(Weird(Sisters(Brew(sfx(is(
playing.(
•! The(3(witches(crouch(round(a(sackcloth(bag.(They(clutch(weird(objects(they’ve(
collected(for(a(recipe.(Exclaiming(and(looking(at(the(different(objects.((
•! (Allow(time(to(pass)(A(drum(beats(in(the(distance.((Macbeth(and(Banquo(are(off(
stage(and(Macbeth(has(beaten(the(drum)(
1st(Witch:"A"drum!"A"drum!"Macbeth"doth"come!""
2nd(Witch:"Thrice"to"thine….."
3rd(Witch:"And"thrice"to"mine…."
1st(Witch:"Thrice"again"makes"up"nine!"
2nd(Witch:"The"spell"is"done!"
Enter(Macbeth(and(Banquo(carrying(swords(and(a(drum.(
Macbeth:"This"weather"is"atrocious,"so"fair"and"foul"a"day"I"have"not"
seen."
Banquo:"Ay,"and"it"will"get"worse"as"the"night"goes"on."But"wait,"
what"are"these"creatures,"so"withered"and"wild"in"their"attire?"
Witches(stand(up.(Cowering(together(and(pointing(at(the(2(men.(
Banquo:"What"are"you?"(Speaks(to(Macbeth)'They"don’t"look"human!"
Banquo:"If"you"want"to"live,"answer"us."Who"……"what"are"you?"
One(by(one(the(witches(raise(their(skinny(lips(to(their(lips.(They(gaze(at(Macbeth(and(
begin(to(circle(the(two(men.(
Macbeth:"(Holds(the(handle(of(his(dagger)"Speak"if"you"can!"What"are"you?"
1st(Witch:"All"hail"Macbeth,"hail"to"thee"Thane"of"Glamis."
Banquo(hits(his(drums(in(agreement.(
Banquo:(Aye."
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Macbeth:"(Turns(to(Banquo)"How"do"these"creatures"know"my"name?"
2nd(Witch:"All"hail"Macbeth,"hail"to"thee"Thane"of"Cawdor."
Banquo:"Thane"of"Cawdor?"But"that"is"not"so."
Banquo(goes(to(hit(the(drum(but(hesitates.(
3rd(Witch:"All"hail"Macbeth,"who"shall"one"day"be"king."(Gets(louder(
toward(the(end(of(the(sentence)(
Macbeth(steps(backwards,(too(shocked(to(speak.(
Banquo:"Macbeth,"what"are"you"afraid"of?"Why"be"afraid"of"good"
news?"(Banquo(gets(closer(to(the(witches.)(And"what"about"me"–"if"you"really"
can"see"into"the"future"–"what"about"mine?"
1st(Witch:"Hail"Banquo!"
2nd(Witch:"Lesser"than"Macbeth"and"greater."
3rd(Witch:"Not"so"happy,"yet"much"happier!"
1st(Witch:"You"shall"be"the"father"of"kings,"but"you"will"not"be"king"
yourself.""
All(3(witches:"So"all"hail"Macbeth"and"Banquo."
Macbeth:"Wait!"How"can"I"be"Thane"of"Cawdor?"He"is"still"alive!"
And"King???"
Banquo:"Impossible!"
Macbeth:"Wait!"How?"
But(the(sister’s(pick(up(their(sack(……(and(vanish.(
Banquo:"They’re"gone!""
Macbeth:"Your"children"will"be"kings!"
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Banquo:"Yes,"but"you"will"be"Thane"of"Cawdor"and"King."Isn’t"that"
what"they"said?"
Both(shake(their(head(in(wonder(and(continue(to(walk.(
Song:(Destiny:(Tracks(3(and(13(–(Class(split(into(two(groups(–(Macbeth(and(Banquo(
also(do(a(solo.(
Narrator(2:(Filled"with"wonder,"the"two"men"journey"on."In"time"
they"heard"people"approaching"and"out"of"the"fog"appeared"two"
messengers"sent"by"King"Duncan."The"first"of"them"Rosse,"
approached"Macbeth."
Rosse:"Macbeth,"the"King"of"Scotland,"King"Duncan,"has"heard"of"
your"great"win"in"battle.""
Angus:"And"how"bravely"you"fought."
Rosse:"Everyone"is"talking"about"you"and"how"great"you"are."He"has"
sent"me"to"tell"you"that"you"are"to"become"Thane"of"Cawdor."
Banquo(turns(to(one(side(and(whispers(to(the(audience.(
Banquo:"What,"were"the"three"hags"right?"Have"they"told"us"the"
truth?"
Macbeth:"But"I"don’t"understand,"the"Thane"of"Cawdor"still"lives."
Angus:"Not"for"long."He"has"betrayed"the"king"and"has"been"
condemned"to"die."His"land"and"his"title"are"now"yours."King"Duncan"
wants"you"to"have"it"after"your"great"victory"today"in"battle."
Rosse(and(Angus(exit,(bowing(first(to(Macbeth,(leaving(Macbeth(and(Banquo(on(stage.(
Macbeth:(So"the"witches"spoke"the"truth."I"wonder"if"everything"
they"said"was"the"truth."They"called"me"King"didn’t"they?"And"they"
said"that"your"children"would"become"kings."
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Banquo:"Yes"but"don’t"be"too"eager."Remember,"evil"spirits"like"
those,"may"tell"you"a"bit"of"truth"then"lie"in"order"to"lure"a"man"to"his"
doom."
Macbeth:"Turns(to(walk(off(stage(–(away(from(Banquo."They"said"…."I"could"
become"King!"But"can"that"crown"come"without"any"help"from"me?"
Exit(Macbeth(and(Banquo(
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Scene(3(
Macbeth’s(castle.(Lady(Macbeth(is(in(her(chamber(reading(a(letter.(
Narrator(1:(Soon"after"this,"at"Inverness,"in"Macbeth’s"castle,"his"
wife,"Lady"Macbeth,"reads"a"letter"from"her"husband."It"tells"her"of"
the"meeting"with"the"three"witches"and"their"predictions,"one"of"
which"has"already"come"true."She"continues"to"hold"the"letter"and"
paces"the"room."
Lady(Macbeth:"If"the"witches"speak"the"truth,"then"it"means"that"
Macbeth"can"become"King."But"he"will"need"help,"I"need"to"convince"
my"dear"husband"to"get"rid"of"King"Duncan"in"order"that"he"can"take"
his"place"on"the"throne"–"I"will"need"to"get"him"to"kill"the"king."(Pause)"
But"is"he"ruthless"enough"to"do"this?"I"will"need"to"prove"to"him"that"
this"is"the"only"way."
Macbeth(enters(the(room(which(startles(Lady(Macbeth(
Lady(Macbeth:"(Leans(toward(her(husband)"Ah"my"dear"Macbeth."Lord"of"
Glamis"and"now"Thane"of"Cawdor."The"witches"spoke"the"truth."Now"
all"you"have"left"is"to"become"King."
Macbeth:"My"dear,"I"have"come"to"tell"you"that"Duncan"the"great"
king"of"Scotland"is"coming"here"tonight"to"dine"with"us."He"wants"to"
celebrate"my"success"in"the"battle"I"fought."
Lady(Macbeth:"And"when"does"he"intend"to"leave?"
Macbeth:"Tomorrow."
Lady(Macbeth:"Well"tomorrow"for"him"will"never"come."If"we"are"
to"make"you"king,"he"must"not"live"to"see"the"morning"sun."
Macbeth:"What"do"you"mean?"What"are"you"saying?"
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Lady(Macbeth:"Listen,"just"act"normally"around"him."Welcome"
Duncan"into"our"castle."Look"after"him."But"our"guest"must"be"taken"
care"of"tonight."
Macbeth:"(Shakes(head)"No"……."We"shall"speak"of"this"no"further."I"
don’t"want"to"be"doing"anything"hasty."King"Duncan"is"a"good"man"
and"has"already"honoured"me"well"as"Thane"of"Cawdor"–"let"us"enjoy"
that!""
A(fanfare(of(trumpets(is(heard(outside.(
Lady(Macbeth:"Hush,"that"must"be"the"king."Let’s"greet"him"as"
though"nothing"is"amiss.""
Enter(the(king(and(his(courtiers(with(his(two(sons(Malcolm(and(Donalbain.(As(they(talk(the(
feast(is(quickly(put(out(on(tables(at(the(back(of(the(stage((need(a(rich(looking(cloth(to(go(
over(the(tables).(
King(Duncan:(Ah,"the"great"Macbeth,"who"we"shall"now"call"the"
Thane"of"Cawdor"after"his"marvellous"victory"on"the"battlefield."We"
meet"again."And"this?"This"must"be"your"fine"wife"–"Lady"Macbeth?"
Macbeth:"It"is"kind"sir."And"may"I"say"it"is"an"honour"to"have"you"
dine"with"us"in"our"castle."
King(Duncan:"Not"at"all."The"honour"is"all"mine."I"have"also"brought"
along"my"two"sons"Prince"Malcolm"and"Prince"Donalbain."
Macbeth:"Pleased"to"meet"you"both."(Shakes(both(their(hands).(Come"we"
must"eat."You’ve"had"a"long"journey"and"you"must"be"famished."
They(all(sit(down(to(the(banquet(and(chat(etc.((Need(people(to(play(waiters(etc.)(After(a(
while(Macbeth(leaves(the(table(and(stands(at(the(front(of(the(stage(looking(at(the(
audience.(
Macbeth:(The"King"is"here"as"my"guest,"yet"my"wife"is"thinking"of"
murder."I"can’t"let"it"happen"–"he"is"too"good"a"man"and"she"is"only"
thinking"in"this"way"because"of"what"the"three"witches"have"said."
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Lady(Macbeth(leaves(the(table(and(comes(to(see(Macbeth(
Lady(Macbeth:(Why"have"you"left"our"guests?"
Macbeth:(Because"I"am"too"afraid"of"what"you"may"do"to"the"poor"
king."He"trusts"me"and"I"should"be"protecting"him"–"not"plotting"to"
kill"him.""
Lady(Macbeth:"But"it"will"be"easy."After"supper"tonight,"when"King"
Duncan"is"asleep,"I"will"carry"wine"to"his"guards,"which"will"be"
drugged."Once"the"men"are"senseless,"you"can"enter"the"King’s"room"
and"kill"him."(Pause)(If"you"use"the"guards"own"swords,"all"the"guilt"will"
fall"to"them"and"they"will"be"blamed"for"the"crime"that"we"have"
committed."
Macbeth:"No."He"has"no"right"to"die"and"I"am"not"prepared"to"kill"
him."
Lady(Macbeth:"What,"are"you"some"sort"of"coward?"I"thought"you"
were"better"than"that."Are"you"afraid"to"claim"the"title"that"is"yours?"
The"three"witches"said"that"you"would"be"king"–"are"you"too"gutless"
to"get"what"they"have"told"you"is"yours?"
Macbeth:"Right"that’s"it."I’ll"show"you"that"I"am"no"coward."I"will"do"
as"you"ask"and"will"wait"until"the"guards"are"drugged."I"will"then"enter"
the"king’s"room"and"he"will"not"live"to"see"the"morning"sun."
Lady(Macbeth:"Well"done."And"who"would"dare"to"blame"us"for"
the"crime"if"we"cry"and"pretend"to"be"aghast"at"what"has"been"done."
Macbeth:"(Takes(Lady(Macbeth’s(hand)(Right"it"is"settled"then."We"will"
return"to"the"feast."Smile"and"be"merry."
Song:(Temptation(–(Tracks(4(and(14.(Need(choir,(and(Lady(Macbeth(and(Macbeth(
will(do(part(solos((
Narrator(2:"The"night"drew"on"and"soon"the"guests"retired"to"bed."
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Narrator(1:(The"castle"was"asleep"when"Macbeth"entered"the"
courtyard.""
Macbeth:(Is"this"a"dagger"I"see"before"me,"the"handle"toward"my"
hand."I"try"to"grab"it"yet"it"disappears."Is"this"real"or"is"it"a"state"of"my"
imagination?"There"is"even"blood"on"the"blade"and"handle,"but"still"it"
disappears"through"my"fingers.""
Narrator(2:"He"was"so"worried"about"the"murder"that"he"was"about"
to"commit"that"he"was"starting"to"see"imaginary"things."
He(tries(to(clutch(it(but(can’t(get(hold(of(it.(Lady(Macbeth(enters.(
Lady(Macbeth:(Come"on,"you"must"get"on"with"it."The"guards"are"
now"asleep"and"all"is"quiet."Remove"their"daggers"from"them"and"kill"
the"king."
Lady(Macbeth(paces.(Track(27:(Night.(
Lacy(Macbeth:(An"owl!"The"sign"of"death!"It"must"mean"he’s"doing"
it"now!"
(Macbeth(enters(with(his(head(bowed.(He(is(not(proud(of(what(he(has(done.(He(holds(2(
bloody(swords)(
Macbeth:(It’s"done."The"king"is"dead.""
Lady(Macbeth:(Why"have"you"brought"back"the"swords?"Take"
them"back"and"smear"the"sleepy"grooms"with"the"blood."Then"get"
some"water"and"wash"this"filthy"blood"from"your"hands."
Macbeth:(No."I"can’t"go"back."I"am"afraid"to"even"think"about"what"I"
have"done."I"can’t"go"back"and"see"the"horror"I"have"caused."
Lady(Macbeth:(Coward."Give"me"the"daggers."I’ll"wipe"the"faces"of"
the"sleeping"guards"with"blood."That"way"it"will"look"as"though"they"
have"killed"their"king."
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As(she(goes(off(Macbeth(wanders(around(the(courtyard(horrified(at(what(he(has(done.(
There’s(a(knocking(at(the(door.(Macbeth(looks(up(horrified,(not(knowing(what(to(do.(Lady(
Macbeth(comes(back(and(her(hands(are(covered(with(blood.(
Lady(Macbeth:(Come"on"we"need"to"get"back"to"our"room"and"
wash"this"blood"from"our"hands"before"anyone"sees"us."A"little"water"
will"clear"us"of"this"deed.(Hurry!(
Knocking(again.(The(knocking(gets(louder(and(louder(until(eventually(a(porter(wakes(up(
and(lets(them(in,(moaning(as(he(does(so.(
Narrator(1:((In"enters"Macduff,"the"mighty"Thane"of"Fife,"with"
Lennox,"a"nobleman."They"have"come"to"wake"King"Duncan"so"he"can"
get"an"early"start."
In(hurries(Macbeth(in(a(night(robe.(
Macduff:(Is"the"king"stirring"yet?""
Macbeth:(Not"yet."
Macduff:"He"asked"me"to"wake"him"early."
Macbeth:"I’ll"take"you"to"him."
He(points(to(the(king’s(door(and(allows(Macduff(to(enter(first.(
Need(to(have(some(screens(placed(offstage(for(Macduff(to(go(behind.((
Macbeth:"Is"the"king"leaving"then"today?"
Lennox:"Yes."He"leaves"this"morning."
Macduff(rushes(out(of(the(king’s(chambers.(
Macduff:"Horror!"Horror!"Horror!"Awake!"Awake!"Ring"the"alarm"
bell."Murder"and"treason!"
Macbeth(and(Lennox(hurry(off(stage(to(have(a(look(in(the(king’s(chambers.(One(by(one,(all(
who(accompanied(the(king(hurries(to(the(courtyard.(Among(them(are(the(king’s(sons,(
Malcolm(and(Donalbain.(
Donalbain:(What"is"amiss?(
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Macduff:(Your"royal"father"is"murdered.(
Malcolm:(By"whom?"
Lennox:"It"would"seem"by"the"very"men"that"were"pledged"to"guard"
him."Their"hands"and"faces"were"smeared"with"blood,"as"were"their"
daggers."
Malcolm:"(Pulls(out(his(sword)(I"will"face"these"lowly"assassins"now!"
Macbeth:"Stop"Malcolm."The"servants,"the"killers"of"your"father,"are"
already"dead."I’ve"killed"them."
Macduff:"Why"have"you"done"that?"You"had"no"proof"it"were"they."
Macbeth:"I"know,"but"I"was"angry."Your"father"was"a"good"man"and"
I"was"so"upset"by"what"I"had"seen,"that"I"didn’t"think"and"killed"them"
in"a"fit"of"rage."
Lennox:"Come"away,"we"must"prepare"ourselves."
Narrator(2:"They"all"leave"the"courtyard"to"decide"what"should"be"
done"from"here."Only"the"king’s"two"sons,"Malcolm"and"Donalbain"
remain."They"suspect"that"it"was"not"the"guards"that"had"killed"their"
father"but"perhaps"someone"else"that"is"still"in"the"castle."
Malcom:"What"shall"we"do?"It"is"not"safe"for"us"here?"There"may"be"
a"further"plot"to"kill"us"as"well."
Donalbain:"That"is"true."In"this"place"there"are"too"many"daggers."I"
don’t"trust"anyone."We"must"separate."
Malcolm:"Yes."I"will"go"to"England."
Donalbain:"And"I"to"Ireland.""
Malcolm:"Let’s"go"while"we"can."
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Donalbain:"There’ll"be"no"mercy"for"us"here,"only"more"murder."
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Scene(5(
The(Great(Hall(of(Dunsinane:(2(thrones(on(the(stage.(Trumpet(Fanfare((Track(21).(Enter(
Macbeth(and(Lady(Macbeth(as(King(and(Queen(with(attendants.((
Banquo:((To(the(audience)(Thous"hast"it"all"now:"King,"Cawdor,"Glamis,"
all"as"the"weird"women"promised,"but"I"fear"that"being"king"only"
came"about"because"it"was"he"who"murdered"the"good"King"Duncan."
Banquo:"Your"highness."My"Lady."Welcome"back"to"Dunsinane."
Macbeth(rises(and(embraces(Banquo.(
Macbeth:(My"loyal"friend!"What"news?"
Banquo:(Malcolm"and"Donaldbain"have"fled"the"country"and"they’re"
telling"everyone"who"will"listen"that"it"was"not"they"who"killed"their"
father"the"king."
Lady(Macbeth:(Well"they"would"say"that"wouldn’t"they."
Macbeth:(It’s"not"important."We’ll"deal"with"it"tomorrow."In"the"
meantime,"my"queen"and"I"……………………"
A(loud(cheer(from(everyone(on(stage.(Macbeth(takes(Lady(Macbeth’s(hand.(
Macbeth:(…………….are"having"a"feast"tonight"to"celebrate!"You’ll"be"
there"I"hope?"
Banquo:"I’m"at"your"command,"sir."
Banquo(turns(to(go.(
Macbeth:"Are"you"………….."riding"today?"
Banquo:"Yes"your"highness."
Macbeth:"And"are"you"riding"long?"
Banquo:"All"afternoon,"Your"Highness."
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Macbeth:"Are"you"taking"your"son"Fleance"with"you?"
Banquo:"Of"course"my"Lord."
Macbeth:"Good,"good."Enjoy"yourselves"and"don’t"be"late."
Banquo(exits.(Macbeth(turns(to(his(court.(
Macbeth:"Now,"please,"your"King"has"work"to"do."Please"leave"and"
return"again"for"the"feast"tonight."
All(leave(except(3(of(his(attendants.(Macbeth(turns(to(them.(
Macbeth:"Those"men"we"spoke"of."Are"they"here?"
1st(Attendant:"Yes,"my"Lord."
Macbeth:"Get"them."
Exit(attendants.(
Narrator(1:"The"problem"Macbeth"now"has"is"that"he"knows"that"
Banquo"is"suspicious"of"him,"as"he"was"there"on"the"heath"when"the"
3"witches"predicted"the"future."Banquo’s"children"have"also"been"
predicted"future"kings"so"Macbeth"does"not"feel"safe"while"they"are"
alive."
Enter(1st(attendant(
1st(Attendant:"They’re"here"my"Lord."
Enter(the(assassins:"need(three(children(prepared(to(sing(a(solo(part(then(the(rest(of(the(
class(will(sing(the(chorus.(Assassins(Song:(Tracks(5(and(15(
As(they(finish(singing(they(go(to(sit(down(but(Macbeth(orders(them(to(remain(standing.(
Macbeth:"Don’t"sit,"this"won’t"take"long."I"want"Banquo"murdered"
as"he"rides"this"afternoon."
Assassin(1:"Murdered?"Banquo?"
Macbeth:"Yes,"he"is"a"threat"to"the"crown."
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Assassin(2:"Threat?"
Macbeth:"Yes,"and"Fleance."They"must"not"return"from"their"ride"
this"afternoon,"they"must"never"return."Is"that"clear."
Assassin(3:"Crystal"sir."
Macbeth:"Now"go."Go"and"do"the"deed,"and"make"certain"that"this"
is"never"traced"back"to"me."
All(Assassins:"Yes"sir."
They(bow(and(leave(as(Lady(Macbeth(enters(from(opposite(stage(side.(
Lady(Macbeth:(Look(anxious(–(wringing(hands.(All"I"ever"wanted"was"for"
you"to"become"king"but"now"that"you"are"I"wish"it"had"never"
happened."Not"in"this"way"–"not"with"the"murder"of"King"Duncan."
(Pause)(Has"Banquo"returned"from"his"riding?"
Macbeth:"Not"yet."But"if"he"does"–"when"he"doesM"be"careful."Keep"
smiling."He’s"dangerous"for"us."
Lady(Macbeth:"What"are"you"up"to?"Tell"me."
Macbeth:"Don’t"worry."I’ve"got"things"sorted."Just"you"wait"and"see."
Lady(Macbeth:"I"can’t"go"on"like"this."
Macbeth:"You"won’t"have"to."Soon"it’ll"be"night,"and"in"the"night,"
anything’s"possible."
Lady(Macbeth:"What"do"you"mean?"
Macbeth:"Best"you"don’t"know."Trust"me."
He(takes(her(arm(and(leads(her(off.(
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Narrator(2:(Later"that"night"at"the"feast"held"to"celebrate"Macbeth"
being"crowned"King"–"Macbeth"greets"his"subjects"jovially"and"
pretends"to"be"concerned"by"Banquo’s"absence."As"the"feast"begins,"
one"of"the"assassins"returns."
The(assassin(beckons(Macbeth(to(one(side.(
Macbeth:"There"is"blood"upon"thy"face."
Assassin:"‘Tis"Banquo’s"then."
Macbeth:"Is"he"dead?"
Assassin:"He"is"my"Lord……………"but"Fleance"escaped."
Macbeth:"You"fool"M"the"job"is"not"done."
Narrator(1:"Another"murder,"thought"Macbeth,"but"still"he"had"not"
put"an"end"to"the"witches’"prophecy"that"Banquo"was"the"father"of"
kings."He"masked"his"distress"and"tried"to"return"to"the"feast."
Lord:"Are"you"going"to"sit"your"highness."
Macbeth:"But"the"table"is"full,"there"is"nowhere"left."
Lord:"Here"is"a"place"reserved"for"you."
Macbeth:"Where?"
Lord:"Well"…………….."here"my"Lord."
Narrator(2:"Macbeth"is"now"feeling"so"guilty"about"all"the"murders"
that"he"is"beginning"to"see"ghosts"–"he"can"now"see"the"ghost"of"
Banquo"sat"in"his"seat."The"only"problem"is"that"noMone"else"can."
Macbeth:"Which"of"you"has"done"this?"
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Lords:"What"my"Lord?"
The(ghost(raises(its(hand(and(points(at(Macbeth.(Macbeth(staggers(in(horror.(
Macbeth:"You"can’t"say"I"did"it."Don’t"you"point"at"me."
Everyone(looks(in(bewilderment(at(one(another.(
Rosse:"Come"on"gentlemen."Let’s"leave,"the"king"is"not"well."
Lady(Macbeth:"Sit,"worthy"friends,"Macbeth"is"often"like"this."(Lady(
Macbeth(grabs(his(arm(and(whispers(fiercely)(What"are"you"doing?"Behaving"
like"this"makes"you"look"guilty."Stop"it"and"sit"down"in"your"seat."
The(ghost(disappears(and(Macbeth(sits(down.(The(music(starts(playing(more(loudly(but(
then(Macbeth(notices(that(it(is(Banquo(on(the(drum.(
Macbeth:"Go."Get"out"of"my"sight."What"are"you"trying"to"do"to"me?"
Go"on,"clear"off,"I"have"nothing"to"say"to"you."
Everybody(whispers(to(one(another,(amazed(by(the(king’s(reaction.(
Lady(Macbeth:"Sorry,"sorry"everyone,"you’re"going"to"have"to"
leave."The"king"is"most"unwell."Go!"Hurry"on"home"but"please"repeat"
this"happening"to"noMone."
Everyone(leaves(the(hall.(
Lady(Macbeth:"Come"my"Lord,"you"need"sleep."
Macbeth:"But"Banquo,"I"saw"him,"he"was"there,"he"was"sat"in"my"
seat."
Lady(Macbeth:"Come,"you"are"imagining"things,"come"sleep."
Exit(both(Macbeth(and(Lady(Macbeth.(
Narrator(1:"In"the"months"that"followed,"a"darkness"seemed"to"
settle"over"Scotland."The"gentle"old"king"and"the"loyal"Banquo"had"
been"murdered."The"king’s"sons"had"fled,"and"there"was"no"trace"of"
Banquo’s"son"Fleance"who"had"fled"the"night"his"father"was"killed."
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Narrator(2:"Too"many"deaths"and"disappearances"were"making"the"
lord’s"suspicious"of"their"new"king,"who"was"proving"to"be"a"moody"
and"bitter"ruler."
Narrator(1:"Rebellion"was"brewing"and"Macbeth"knew"it."His"spies"
whispered"to"him"that"Malcolm,"King"Duncan’s"son,"was"getting"an"
army"together"to"free"Scotland"from"Macbeth’s"rule."Finally"Macbeth"
decided"to"go"and"see"the"witches"once"more"to"see"what"they"had"
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Narrator(2:"Out"on"the"dark"heath,"the"three"witches"wove"their"
spells."Round"their"cauldron"they"plotted"and"schemed,"danced"and"
chanting."
Weird(Sister’s(Rap:(Tracks(6(and(16:(Song(to(be(split(into(parts(for(the(witches(and(
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"1 (Witch:"Round"about"the"cauldron"go,"in"the"poisoned"entrails"
throw."
All(witches:"Double,"double"toil"and"trouble;"fire"burn"and"cauldron"
bubble."
2nd(Witch:"Fillet"of"a"fenny"snake,"in"the"cauldron"boil"and"bake."Eye"
of"newt"and"toe"of"frog,"wool"of"bat"and"tongue"of"dog."
All:"Double,"double"toil"and"trouble;"fire"burn"and"cauldron"bubble."
3rd(Witch:"For"a"charm"of"powerful"trouble;"like"a"hellMbroth"boil"and"
bubble."(Shout)(
All:"Double,"double"toil"and"trouble;"fire"burn"and"cauldron"bubble."
1st(Witch:"By"the"pricking"of"my"thumbs,"something"wicked"this"way"
comes."
Macbeth:"How"now"you"secret"midnight"hags."What"devil’s"work"
are"you"up"to"now?"
All:"A"deed"without"a"name."
Macbeth:"I"need"to"know"more"of"the"future."I"need"answers."Will"
you"tell"me?"
1st(Witch:"Speak."
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2nd(Witch:"Demand:"
3rd(Witch:"We’ll"answer."
Macbeth:"First"question,"I"need"to"know"…………….."
1st(Witch:"No"need"to"ask"the"question,"we"know"your"thoughts."
2nd(Witch:"Macbeth!"Macbeth!"Macbeth!"Beware"Macduff!"Beware"
the"Thane"of"Fife!"
3rd(Witch:"Macbeth!"Macbeth!"Macbeth!"Be"bold"and"resolute."No"
man"born"of"woman"may"harm"you."
Macbeth:"Which"means"I"am"safe!"That"means"that"no"human"can"
ever"harm"me."
1st(Witch:"But"beware"Macbeth,"you"will"be"beaten"in"battle"when"
Birnam"Wood"moves"to"Dunsinane"Castle."
Macbeth:"How"can"a"wood"get"up"and"move?"It"is"impossible."But"
one"more"question………."
2nd(Witch:"Banquo’s"children,"will"they"become"king?"
3rd(Witch:"Ask"no"more."Come"sisters,"we"go!"
The(witches(exit(leaving(Macbeth(on(the(heath(alone.(
Lennox(enters(with(news.(
Macbeth:"Did"you"see"them"Lennox,"did"you"see"those"3"hags?"
Lennox:"No"my"Lord,"I"saw"nothing."
Macbeth:"They’ve"gone."They"didn’t"answer."
Lennox:"Are"you"not"well"my"Lord?"
Macbeth:"More"than"well,"Lennox!"Now,"what"news"do"you"bring?"
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Lennox:"I"come"to"tell"you"that"Macduff"is"gone."He"is"trying"to"raise"
an"army"in"England"my"Lord."
Macbeth:"Traitor!"He’ll"pay"for"this."I’ll"take"his"castle,"and"his"
family."Now!"
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Narrator(1:"In"England"Macduff"urges"Malcolm"to"hurry"up"and"
return"to"Scotland"to"claim"the"throne"back"from"Macbeth."At"last"he"
is"persuaded"to"return"with"an"army"to"defeat"Macbeth"and"take"
back"the"crown.""
Macduff:"There"is"noMone"more"evil"in"the"whole"of"Scotland"than"
Macbeth,"I"will"return"and"overpower"him"with"my"army."
Malcolm:"Our"poor"country"sinks"beneath"his"rule."We"must"gather"
huge"armies"and"win"back"the"crown."
Rosse"approaches"
Malcolm:"Hello"my"good"cousin,"welcome."How"is"Scotland?"
Rosse:"Alas,"poor"country!"There"have"been"so"many"deaths"and"
murders"since"Macbeth"took"the"crown."We"need"a"good"king,"not"
one"that"will"kill"to"satisfy"his"greed."
Malcolm:"What’s"the"newest"grief?"
Macduff:"How"are"my"wife"and"children?"
Rosse:"They"were"well"………………."when"I"left"them."
Macduff:"What"do"you"mean"…………….."when"you"left"them?"What"
has"happened"since"then?"
Rosse:"I’m"sorry"sir,"but"your"castle"was"attacked"and"all"those"in"it"
were"slaughtered."Your"wife,"children,"and"all"the"servants."Everyone."
Macduff:"My"children?"And"my"wife?"
Rosse:"Yes"sir,"I"am"so"sorry."Everyone"that"could"be"found"–"noMone"
was"spared."
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Macduff:"My"wife,"my"children,"everyone?"
Malcolm:"Convert"your"grief"to"anger"and"make"it"strong"enough"to"
defeat"Macbeth."Come"let"us"go."Let’s"not"waste"a"moment."To"
Scotland"we"go"with"our"armies."
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Narrator(2:"Back"in"Scotland"Lady"Macbeth"is"consumed"with"guilt."
She"is"haunted"by"the"fact"that"she"forced"Macbeth"to"kill"King"
Duncan."As"a"result"she"has"started"sleepwalking"and"so"the"doctor"is"
called"to"the"castle"and"is"watching"the"queen"with"her"lady"in"
waiting."
LadybInbWaiting:"This"is"where"she"walks"doctor."She"looks"normal"
but"she"acts"strangely."
Doctor:"Every"night?"
LadybInbWaiting:"Without"fail."
Doctor:"And"you"think"she’s"asleep"each"time?"
LadybInbWaiting:"I’m"sure"of"it."She"says"things"and"talks"freely"but"
doesn’t"seem"to"know"what"she"is"doing."But"look,"here"she"comes."
Watch"her"and"stay"out"of"sight."
Doctor:"Her"eyes"are"open."
LadybInbWaiting:"But"they"don’t"see."
Doctor:"What’s"she"doing"now?"
LadybInbWaiting:"Washing"her"hands"but"there"is"no"water."Listen!"
Lady(Macbeth:"Out"damned"spot"–"out"I"say!"Who"would"have"
thought"him"to"have"had"so"much"blood"in"him?"What,"will"these"
hands"never"be"clean?"The"smell"of"blood"is"still"on"me."I"wash"and"I"
wash"but"still"the"smell"is"still"there."And"Banquo,"he"is"dead"and"
buried"but"he"comes"from"the"grave."Macbeth"is"king"but"we"have"
murdered"good"people."Oh"please"help!"
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Doctor:"This"is"not"an"illness"I"can"cure."Her"mind"is"troubled"not"her"
body!"Come"we"have"heard"things"that"we"should"not"have."We"had"
better"forget"what"we"have"heard"–"or"we"will"both"be"dead."
Exit(with(Lady(Macbeth(slowly(making(her(way(off(the(stage.(
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Drums(beat,(flags(fly.(Enter(Lennox,(Angus(and(soldiers.(
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Lennox:(What"news"Angus?"
Angus:"The"English"army"is"near,"led"by"Malcolm"and"Macduff."They"
have"come"for"revenge."
Lennox:"Poor"Macduff"–"what"a"dreadful"thing"for"him."
Angus:"Yes,"Macduff"has"vowed"to"kill"Macbeth"for"having"his"family"
killed."His"murders"stick"to"his"hands."
Lennox:"Onward"Birnam"Wood!"We’ll"meet"our"allies"there."
Narrator(1:"Outside"the"castle,"a"great"army"of"soldiers"were"
gathering."The"English"king"had"sent"an"army"with"Malcolm"and"
Macduff"to"help"overturn"Macbeth"and"take"Scotland"back.""
Narrator(2:"Macbeth"knew"from"his"spies"that"they"were"coming"
but"did"not"worry"as"the"witches"had"told"him"that"he"could"not"be"
killed"by"anyone"not"born"of"woman.""
Narrator(1:"They"had"also"said"that"he"would"not"be"defeated"until"
Birnam"wood"moved"towards"the"castle"and"Macbeth"did"not"think"
this"was"possible.""
Narrator(2:"Still"he"suffered"though"as"he"felt"guilty"that"he"had"
murdered"so"many"people"in"order"to"get"the"crown."
Enter(Macbeth(overlooking(the(battlefields.(
Narrator(1:"Macbeth"was"on"the"battlefields"scanning"the"
countryside"for"sight"of"the"army"when"he"heard"a"mournful"cry."(A(
scream(is(heard)(Soon"a"messenger"came"with"the"news"that"his"wife"was"
dead.("
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Messenger(comes(on(and(speaks(silently(to(Macbeth(who(holds(his(head(and(weeps.(
Narrator(2:"The"king"was"horrified"but"had"little"time"to"think"about"
it"when"another"messenger"came"running"toward"him.((
2nd(Messenger:(Sir,"as"I"stood"upon"the"hill,"I"looked"toward(Birnam"
Wood,"and"it"looks"like"………………"it"looks"like"the"wood"has"begun"to"
move."
Macbeth:"Liar."What"you"say"is"impossible."A"wood"cannot"move."It"
is"not"possible."Come,"I"will"take"a"look"for"myself."
Narrator(1:"But"out"in"Birnam"Wood,"Malcolm"had"ordered"each"
man"in"his"army"to"cut"a"branch"from"the"trees"and"as"they"advanced"
towards"the"castle"it"really"did"look"like"Birnam"Wood"was"moving"
toward"the"castle"as"the"witches"had"predicted."
Enter(Malcolm(and(soldiers.(
Malcom:"Hold"it"out"before"you."That"way,"we"can"approach"
without"Macbeth"seeing"us."
Malcolm(and(soldiers(hold(their(branches(in(front(of(them(and(crouch(lying(in(wait(for(
Macbeth.(
Macbeth(is(soon(seen(standing(on(a(step(ladder(disguised(as(a(castle(battlement.(
Macbeth:"So"Birnam"Wood"comes"to"Dunsinane"Castle"just"as"the"
witches"predicted."There’s"no"point"running"away."I"need"to"gather"
my"men"and"fight"for"victory."
Sound(effect:(Battle(–(Track(22(
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Malcolm:"Now,"throw"away"your"branches!"
Macduff:"Bring"on"the"trumpets!"
Malcolm:"Let’s"go"to"war!"
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Enter(Macbeth(and(his(army(
Narrator(2:"Even"though"he"knew"he"was"doomed,"his"instinct"was"
to"fight"on."As"each"soldier"approaches,"Macbeth"kills"them"with"
ease."
Macbeth:"Thou"was"born"of"woman."(Laughs)"
Macduff(comes(to(fight(
Macbeth:"Get"back"Macduff."I"don’t"want"to"fight"you."
Macduff:"Murderer."
Macbeth:"You’re"wasting"your"time."There"is"a"spell"on"me."You"
cannot"kill"me"–"you"were"born"of"a"woman."
Macduff:"No"I"was"not."I"was"cut"from"my"mother’s"womb"early"–"I"
was"not"born"in"the"normal"way"but"by"caesarean."
Narrator(1:"Macbeth’s"heart"sank"for"he"now"knew"that"the"witches"
had"predicted"correctly."He"would"be"killed"by"Macduff"and"the"
kingdom"would"be"returned"to"the"rightful"heirs."But"still"he"would"
not"give"in."
Ferocious(fighting.(
Macbeth:"I"will"fight"to"the"very"end."Though"Birnam"Wood"has"
moved"to"Dunsinane,"and"thou"are"not"born"of"woman"I"will"try."I"will"
not"give"in."
Even(more(fighting(with(swords(clashing(until(eventually(Macduff(runs(his(sword(through(
the(heart(of(Macbeth(and(kills(him.(
Macduff:"Put"down"your"swords"men,"Macbeth"is"slain."
There(is(a(mighty(shout(of(joy.(Macbeth(is(dead:(the(battle(has(been(lost(and(won.(
Aftermath(of(Battle:(Track(28(
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Macduff:"The"day"is"yours"My"Lord."Macbeth"is"dead."We"can"live"
again"in"peace."
Two(thanes(step(forward(and(wrap(the(king’s(jacket(around(him(and(place(the(throne(on(
his(head.(
All:"All"Hail"Malcolm."Hail"the"King"of"Scotland."""
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Narrator(2:"And"so"ended"the"reign"of"Macbeth,"who"killed"a"king"to"
become"a"king."Now"at"last"peace"is"restored"and"the"rightful"heir"
Malcolm,"is"crowned"King."
End:"We"hope"you"liked"our"more"upMtoMdate"version"of"
Shakespeare’s"play"of"Macbeth."Thank"you"for"coming."
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