Entirely shot on green screen, Shakespeare’s Macbeth has been reinvented by director Kit Monkman in an exciting new film adaptation showing on March 13 at Harbour Lights Southampton.

Starring Mark Rowley, famed for The Last Kingdom and Luther, Monkman’s unique adaptation successfully bridges the gap between theatre and film to create a wholly new type of imaginative space.

This radical new adaptation puts the audience’s engagement with the story centre-stage, amplifying the theatrical context of the original and creating truly innovative and thrilling cinematic vistas, whilst maintaining the language and themes of Shakespeare’s original play.

Using background matte painting and computer modelling to generate the world in which the action plays out, the green screen allows Monkman to create his vision of a multi-tiered globe in which the characters play out their various fates. Imagine a mini Death Star a la Star Wars across the levels of which the camera drifts and zooms in on various action and key characters. The fluidity of the cameras’ movement around this globe aims to give the audience a constant perspective of the action as opposed to individual, isolated scenes.

Accurate yet accessible, this interpretation is for all audiences; from a fresh retelling for avid Shakespeare fans, to a learning tool for any students studying Macbeth. As an additional bonus for cinema attendees, the screening will be preceded by fifteen minutes of footage documenting The Making Of Macbeth: The Film and accompanied by an exclusive Macbeth keepsake for every attendee. Monkman says: “Macbeth is a play that’s fascinated by interiority and imagination and Shakespeare’s storytelling is far from naturalistic so this seemed like an ideal opportunity to explore a more abstract theatrical approach to the screen.” Visit: www.picturehouses.com/cinema/Harbour_Lights.