MACBETH at Hope Mill Theatre

Something wicked this way comes as HER Productions, Girl Gang Manchester and Unseemly Women return for their eighth annual Shakespeare production. Featuring their trademark all female and non-binary cast of emerging local talent, MACBETH arrives at Hope Mill Theatre from 18 to 29 June. The women of war meet witchcraft, loss, life and power in this distinctly feminist and equally bloody take on one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies.

Co-founder of HER and Co-Director of Macbeth Hannah Ellis Ryan said: “Amy and I have so enjoyed pouring over the shadowy world of ‘Macbeth’ in preparation for our 2026 Shakespeare. We managed to place The Taming of the ‘Shrew’ in a female world and that’s exactly what we want to do with ‘Macbeth’. Most people, hilariously, find the Witches and Lady Macbeth the most memorable parts of the story, so for us, as women telling this story, we want to lean into that. The women of war. The cost of war. How it feels to raise children, birth them and then watch bodies pile up during war. This is the heartbeat of the story we want to tell.”