Towards the end of the play, Lady Macbeth imagines she can see spots of blood on her hands. At the start of the play, she appears to push aside any feelings of guilt. Now these emotions have ...

And with this one ravaged by a virus, it seems the cast could have done with taking Lady Macbeth's famous words as she washes her hands, 'Out, damned spot', more literally. Tennant, 53 ...

In the end, the Weird Sisters get a hold of exactly what they came for: Brains — Macbeth’s, and maybe ours too.

Ava Reid’s historical fiction novel 'Lady Macbeth' takes aim at the unjust and violent treatment of women throughout history.