Macbeth | Video recording
Estonian Drama Theatre | ERSO | Eesti Kontsert
As part of the drama festival, a video recording of the production Macbeth will be screened at the Elektriteater. The screenings will take place on September 7 and 8, 2026, in the Kiriku Hall at Elektriteater (Jakobi 1).
Fortune smiles on someone. They are honoured and respected by their peers, and have achieved more than they could have ever have dreamed of. And then they go crazy and start demanding more and more.
Life is short. Recognition and wellbeing must be achieved immediately. Immediately! May one’s glory increase quickly, may one’s throne grow larger, and may its splendour overshadow the pain and blood that has been spilled in the course of one’s ascension to that throne.
It is not eternal glory that people desire, but one that is tangible, in the here and now. Take what belongs to you! Seize the moment, before it disappears! Overcome all the obstacles! Do not hesitate! Because deep down a doubt lingers that nothing else exists beyond glory and the present day.
Macbeth is the story of a man who unleashes a blood bath. One murder becomes many, and the blood staining one’s hands can never be washed off.
Ene-Liis Semper, Tiit Ojasoo and Olari Elts – Director's Award 2024
Authors: William Shakespeare, Lepo Sumera, Jay Schwartz
Directors, stage and video design authors: Ene-Liis Semper, Tiit Ojasoo
Conductor and musical director: Olari Elts
Concertmasters: Triin Ruubel, Mari Poll
Composers: Lepo Sumera, Jay Schwartz
Lightning designer: Jussi Ruskanen (Finland)
Camera operators: Epp Kubu, Jekaterina Abramova, Fidelia Regina Randmäe
Video live-mix: Elisa Avik
Translated by Jaan Kross, Kulno Süvalep
Additional texts by Hasso Krull, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (translated by Johannes Semper), Ülo Tuulik
On stage: ERSO, Priit Võigemast, Mait Malmsten, Tambet Tuisk, Gert Raudsep, Jaak Prints, Ursel Tilk, Rasmus Kaljujärv, Kaie Mihkelson, Helena Lotman, Hanna Jaanovits ja Triin Brigitta Heidov, Elss Raidmets, Oliver-Marcus Reimann, Robi Varul (EMTA, 32nd Class); Tobias Kaljujärv, Robert Aron Lotman
Duration: 3 hours, one intermission
Premiere: January 19th, 2023 in Estonia Concert Hall
Joint project of Estonian Drama Theatre, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and Eesti Kontsert