MACBETH REINVENTED

MACBETH REINVENTED

The story of Mac Beth is retold in Malayalam by Abhinaya ,a theater group of Thiruvananthapuram on 2nd March,2009 as part of National Theater Festival organized by Department of Information and Public Relations ,Kerala.. Mr.Jyotyhish, the director of the play used the visual media, rhythm of dances and mirrors to express the feelings, fear and horror of the original story. The presentation was excellent except in some areas ,where the music overtook the dialogues of the characters. The video presentation has distracted the eyes from the characters and their emotions and I felt combining of life and seems life not match for presentation of a drama. Of course these are experiments and a few of these techniques or additions survive. Ultimately, drama is a totality of emotions, dialogues and movements of the characters.
Reghuthaman as Mac Beth and Anil as Lady Mac Beth done their job in an excellent way. Dr.V.Venu has done the role of Duncan the king. Though, a small role, he has made it remembering. The chorus and other characters also done their job perfectly. No doubt it’s worth seeing.