In the book’s defence, Nesbo makes excellent use of all the atmosphere of his genre, and the stakes at play are every bit as convincing as those in the original. Overall though, it disappoints.

Everyone knows what has long been the story of Macbeth as presented to us in Shakespeare’s play. Now, in this latest volume in Polygon’s Darkland Tales series, Val McDermid tells it differently.

Lady Macbeth is said to be cunning by other characters throughout the book, but she never displays these clever ways. On the contrary, all that she seems to do is watch over her son and pace back ...

Revise and learn about the themes of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth with BBC Bitesize GCSE English Literature ... led by King James I himself who published a book on the subject called Demonology.

Outlander star Sam Heughan is to play Macbeth in his debut with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). The British theatre company has announced its programme of events for 2025/2026, including a ...

The New Yorker, October 2, 1937 P. 16. The writer meet an American lady while he is staying at a hotel in the English lake country. She tells him she purchased a Penguin book called "The Tragedy ...

Kelly excels early in the play — when Lady Macbeth is a figure of icy malevolence, demanding that her husband murder Duncan (Joe Penczak), the king of Scotland, and seize the throne for himself ...

Between a new stage play and book — Zinnie Harris's Macbeth (An Undoing) and Val McDermid’s Queen Macbeth — Lady M has finally gotten out of that damned spot. Skip to main content.

In Queen Macbeth, the author attempts to unravel the violence done to this real historical figure by history and, of course, by Shakespeare’s play. In this telling, Lady Macbeth is re ...