Indoor show · Ages 14+

MACBETH MUET

60 minutesIndoorAges 14+Wordless
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Synopsis

Inspired by silent films, Macbeth Muet flirts with Grand Guignol and melodrama.

In a frenzied and blood-soaked adaptation of the doomed couple’s downfall, Macbeth Muet deconstructs Shakespeare’s work through visceral theatre. Inspired by silent films, and flirting with Grand Guignol and melodrama, this wordless adaptation of Macbeth sweeps us away with humour in a frantic race toward power. Bodies, objects and fake blood intertwine in a world devoid of morality, where human lives prove as fleeting as disposable cups.

In Macbeth Muet, Macbeth, a soldier loyal to his nation, encounters three witches on the battlefield who predict that he will become king. Following this revelation, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth choose the bloody path of ambition, betrayal and power.

Carried by an intense soundtrack, the performer-puppeteers deliver a breathtaking choreography.

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Awards

Awards

Novi Sad Theatre Festival (Serbia)

Grand Prize · Best Direction · Best Performance
2025

InPut Festival Karlovac (Croatia)

Grand Prize for Best Show
2025

International Puppet Theater Festival (Croatia)

Best Production · Best Direction
2022

Houston Theater Awards

Best Foreign Production · Best Sound Design
2019

Edmonton Fringe

Critics’ and Media’s Choice
2018

Toronto NOW

Best Production · Best Performance
2017

(...), the show is filled with laughter, not at any foolishness but because of the continually amazing inventiveness of the performers in creating powerful imagery from such ordinary objects as tablecloths, cups, plates, flashlights and, of course, eggs.

Laura Collins-HughesThe New York Times

Frenetic and fun and ingenious, Macbeth Muet is killer theatre.

Joff SchmidtCBC News

(...), the show is filled with laughter, not at any foolishness but because of the continually amazing inventiveness of the performers in creating powerful imagery from such ordinary objects as tablecloths, cups, plates, flashlights and, of course, eggs.

Christopher HoileNOW Magazine (Toronto)

Imaginative, ingenious, startlingly powerful: that’s the high-impact 50minute version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth delivered to us by Montreal’s La Fille du Laitier.

Liz Nicholls12thnight

Now and again – and not very often – I just want to write, “See it!” and not a word more.

Jo LedinghamTheatre Reviews — On the Scene

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Company

Artistic team

Artistic Direction & Design

Marie-Hélène Bélanger Dumas
Jon Lachlan Stewart

Performers

Marie-Hélène Bélanger Dumas
Jérémie Francoeur

Set design

Cédric Lord

Sound and Lighting Design

Jon Lachlan Stewart

Technical Direction & Production

Lisandre Coulombe

Production

La Fille Du Laitier

Available on tour

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The show is available for programming in 2027. Contact us for more information.

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