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Somewhere in this production lies Shakespeare’s tragedy: Almeida’s Macbeth reviewed

Plus: Ian McKellen puts in half a shift playing a cameo role in The Cherry Orchard at Theatre Royal, Windsor

James McArdle (Macbeth) seems too nice to be a half-crazed warlord and Saoirse Ronan (Lady Macbeth) looks like a Ryanair stewardess in Almeida's Macbeth. Image: Marc Brenner
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  • Macbeth

    Almeida, until 27 November

  • The Cherry Orchard

    Theatre Royal, Windsor, until 13 November

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