THE multi-award winning Mark Bruce Company bring a haunting re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Macbeth to Salisbury Playhouse.

The tragic tale of power, corruption and murder runs from May 10-12.

Artistic director Mark Bruce says: “Macbeth hits you fast, cuts through to the bone, and for me it is the least ambiguous of Shakespeare’s plays.

“Its darkness opens our nightmares; we recognise fundamental traits inside ourselves and the consequences of acting upon them.

“The vicious pursuit of power to fill a void will always be relevant - the Macbeths are everywhere in every age, because they are a part of us.”

The production features a cast of nine performers.

“It is something I have always wanted to do,” says Mark. “I had a vision of Macbeth’s world and some of the cast in mind.

“It was the same with Dracula and The Odyssey. The choreographic language of Macbeth is very specific and detailed and I felt I had the right dancers at the right time in their careers to pursue this vocabulary.

“I do feel there is a time when you are ready to do a production and you can’t really contrive that.”

He adds: “I first read Macbeth as a teenager and returning to it now the images, atmosphere it evokes have not changed. Its power lies in a relentless tale of supernatural horror told with a beauty and symbolism that reaches to the tragic state of the ‘other’”

For tickets or more information call the Salisbury Playhouse box office on 01722 320 333 or go to salisburyplayhouse.com