Unable to match the star power of forthcoming versions of Shakespeare’s murderous Scottish thane from David Tennant and Ralph Fiennes, the Globe has opted for a staging that is young, condensed, and funnier than usual for its own take – though the latter innovation is not always a good thing.
The central idea of Abigail Graham’s production, of a competitively youthful society where children are always present, is a shrewd and solid one, marred by an excess of concepts and performances that fail to connect.
