Ionesco's "Macbett" Staged at Théâtre Juliette Récamier by Jérémie Le Louët

Eugène Ionesco's tragic farce "Macbett," written after Shakespeare's "Macbeth," is staged at the Théâtre Juliette Récamier in a production directed by Jérémie Le Louët with the company Les Dramaticules. The staging is described as a highlight of the venue's first season. Le Louët and Les Dramaticules deliver a reading that is both comic and biting, in which Ionesco challenges Shakespeare through a mise en abyme of the myth. Driven by strange witches, the characters Macbett and Banco develop ambition, jealousy and madness. In what is termed a "tragi-ubuesque" outpouring, the production blends tragedy, vaudeville and fairy tale to examine, with humor and ferocity, the mechanisms of power, human impulses and free will. The creation has been praised by critics for the inventiveness of its staging and the quality of its performances. The production is a partner event of the Club Artistik Rezo, and a press release served as the source. A video excerpt is embedded in the original announcement.