Theater Review: Real-life husband and wife CoreyStoll and NadiaBowers play Shakespeare's murderously ambitious Scottish couple in 'Macbeth'
The actor knows his way around intrigue and ruthless ambition thanks to his memorable turn as the ill-fated, not-so-recovering addict congressman on Netflix's. He doesn't do flashiness, instead grounding his Shakespearean performances in reality; he speaks the poetic language fluently but conversationally, and infuses even his most villainous characters with psychological complexity.
Stoll's excellent work, alas, gets lost amid the directorial conceits, or, more accurately, lack of conceits. Once again, the scenery is bare-bones, consisting of little more than a wooden throne and benches that look like they came from an IKEA fire sale. Ann Hould-Ward's costumes are similarly lackluster, heavy on dark plaid and virtually indistinguishable from one character to the next.
The performers certainly work hard. Indeed, they're barely given a break, since, as is Doyle's wont, they're forced to stay onstage for the duration, even when not participating in the action. As a scene plays out, the rest of the ensemble strikes still poses in shadowy light, as if sitting for a perverse Burberry ad.
Once again, there's heavy use of gender reversal, most notably with the casting of Mary Beth Peil as King Duncan. The veteran actress, who has many musical theater credits (
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