Is this a Walther PPK which I see before me? Almost! It’s former James Bond actor Daniel Craig, who’s starring as the Scottish king killer in “Macbeth” on Broadway.
His uninvolving and ponderous production (it opened Thursday night at the Longacre Theatre, but barred critics from publishing reviews till midday Friday for reasons that will soon become obvious to you) is a real Blunderball.Two hours and 20 minutes, with one intermission.
At the Longacre Theatre, 220 W 48th Street. Through July 10.Witches, regicide, beheadings and descents into madness are made as boring and convoluted as “Quantum of Solace.” The cast robotically yells “yay!” and “boo!” at news delivered by other characters as though in a freshman acting class exercise; they lug around flashlights and smoke machines; everybody sits on two red Wayfair chairs; there’s confusing double and triple casting.
And the tragedy ends with all the actors eating stew, smiling and singing a folk song. In “Macbeth”!Director Sam Gold proves, once again, that he does not have a GoldenEye for staging Shakespeare’s plays.Craig, a fine actor in the past, is a victim of all the directing detritus.
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