DRAMA CLUB SCRIPT
Term: Summer 2014
Day: Wednesday
Age group: 14-16
Title: Macbeth
Act I Scene I - The Woods
(Drum beats.)
(Levels formation)
Witch 1: When shall we three meet again?
Witch 2: In thunder lighting or in rain
Witch 3: when the hurly- burley’s done, when the battle’s lost and won
All: (quietly) that’ll be ‘ere the set of sun
W1: Where the place?
W2: Upon the heath
W3: There to meet with
All: Macbeth x4
Jo: I come greymalkin
Ellie: Paddock calls
Martha: Anon
All: Fair is foul and foul is fair, hover through fog and filthy air. (back to back)
Tosca: A drum, a drum Macbeth doth come
Mason: So foul and fair a day I have not seen
Sam: You fought well my friend, you should be happy.
Mason: What are these creatures?
Sam: They look like nothing that inhabits the earth.
(Witches lunge)
Mason: Are they women?
Sam: They can’t be women for they have beards!
Mason: Speak if you can, what are you?
Carol ann: All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Glamis
Hat: All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cordor
Martha: All hail Macbeth, hail to thee that shalt be king hereafter.
Sam: My friend why do you look so shocked? They say you’re going to be king. What do you say of
my future hags!
Hail x3
Carol Ann: Lesser than Macbeth
Tosca: Yet greater
Hannah: Not so happy
Hat: Yet happier
Ellie: That shall get kings
Martha: Though thou be none.
All: So all hail Macbeth and Banquo.
Jo: Good news Macbeth, I’ve heard from the king that you are to be thane of Cawdor
Mason: But the thane of Cawdor lives?
Jo: He is a traitor and is due to be hanged in the morning.
Mason: Thank you (bow). Where did they go?
Sam: They vanished like breath onto the wind.
Act I Scene II - Macbeth’s castle – Inverness
Hannah: Lady Macbeth a letter from your husband.
Jo: Magic creatures have hailed my husband thane of Cawdor, and then king that shalt be. Aside:
This is the greatest opportunity for us to obtain power and for our names to live on in history. (to
Macbeth) Glamis thou art and Cawdor thou shalt be.
Ellie: I’m so glad to see you my love, the king comes here tonight.
Jo: And when does he leave?
Ellie: Tomorrow morning?
Jo: No! Never shall he see that morrow?
Fan fair sound effect
Martha: This castle hath a pleasant seat, the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our
gentle senses.
Jo: King Duncan
Martha: Lady Macbeth, where is the thane of Cawdor.
Ellie: Your highness,
Martha: I heard you fought with the heart of 20 men.
Ellie: Thank you your majesty, come with me to dinner.
Act I Scene III - A Room in the Castle
(General conversation then mouths become covered and muffled)
T: If we are going to do it, then it needs to be done quickly. There are many consequences when
trying to assassinate a king. We could put poison in his chalice. Or hire a murderer to kill him with a
knife. In any instance I cannot be detected.
CA: How now what news husband. It is almost finished why have you left the party?
T: Has he asked for me?
CA: No he hasn’t
T: We will continue being loyal hosts. You must say nothing.
CA: Well let’s hope he’s drunk it will make the task easier. Are you scared my love?
BEAT
CA: You can’t be a coward now. Not at this time. Not when we are so close.
T: I will do my best to be the man you want me to be.
CA: I know what it is like to love a child. And I would, whilst feeding my babe, rip it from my breast
and dash its brains out on the floor, if you so desired.
T: And what if we fail.
BEAT
CA: Then we fail.
Act II Scene I - The Courtyard
H: How is the night my boy, are the stars out and the moon gleaming?
E: The moon is down; I have not yet heard the clock.
H: You are right when the moon goes down the clock will strike 12.Is it not time you were in bed?
E: Oh father. Must I? Must I go to bed? Must I leave these revels? Must I not enjoy the party like
everyone else?
H: He who has sleep has merciful power. How can you expect to wield a sword without the strength
to hold it? (M enters) Who’s There?
M: A friend.
H: Ah what sir are you not at rest. The king has just gone to bed. He has been in an unusually good
mood this evening.
M: Yes, it must be the elation of the battle.
H: (Wave Ellie away) to bed my son. I dreamt last night of those weird sisters we saw in the woods.
M: I don’t think of them at all. They speak nonsense. You shouldn’t let them affect you my friend.
H: Your kindness is appreciated. Now if you’ll excuse me I’ll get my son to bed.
M: Good night my friend.
Act 2 Scene 1 - Courtyard
M: Is this a dagger which I see before me?
Hat: Is this a dagger I see before me?
M: The handle towards my hand, come let me clutch thee.
Hat: I have thee not and yet I see thee still.
M: Art thou a dagger of the mind, a false creation
Hat: (turn to M) Proceeding from the heat oppressed brain?
M: I see thee yet in form as palpable as this which now I draw.
Hat: Thou marshals me the way that I was going. And such an instrument I was to use.
M: Mine eyes are made the fools o’er the other senses, or else worth all the rest I see thee still.
Hat: And on the blade and dudgeon gouts of blood. Which were not so there before.
M/ Hat: There is no such thing.
S: It is the bloody business which informs thus to mine eyes.
Mn: Nature seems dead and wicked dreams abuse the curtained sleep.
CA: Pale Heckates offerings and withered murder.
T: Alarmed by his sentinel, the wolf, who howls his watch thus with a stealthy pace.
H: With Tarquin’s ravishing strides towards his design moves like a ghost.
E: Thou sure and firm set earth
J: Hear not my steps which way they walk
Mason: while I threat he lives.
All: A bell x7
M: I go and it is done, the bell invites me
Hat: Hear it not Duncan for it is a knell, that summons thee to heaven, or to hell.
Act 2 Scene 2 – Lady Macbeth’s Room
S: I have done the deed, did you hear any noise?
H: I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry.
S: When?
H: Now.
S: As I descended?
H: Yes.
S: Then others must have heard! This is a sorry sight.
H: You must not talk like that the deed had to be done. Think no more of it otherwise it will drive you
mad.
S: I will forever see his face, and my voice crying sleep no more!
H: Why did you bring those daggers in your hands? Let me take them I will place them by the
sleeping guards.
S: I am afraid to think of what I’ve done.
H: Then don’t think. [Exeunt]
(Knocking)
S: Who knocks? Someone must know. What hands are here? They pluck out mine eyes, will all great
Neptune’s oceans wash the blood from these hands?
H: My hands are of your colour. Did you hear the knocking? Come let us wash and clear away our
guilt.
(Knocking)
H: More knocking.
S: Wake Duncan with thy knocking, I would thou could’st. [Exeunt]
Act 2 Scene 3
(Steps back and lay down, sleepy)
Jo: O horror, horror, horror!
Mason: What is it you say?
Jo: Approach your chamber and destroy your sight, the king is murdered. Murder and treason, ring
the bell.
Bell – wake up
Tosca: what’s the business?
Jo: Tis not for you to hear what I can speak, our royal master’s murdered.
Tosca: What in our house?
Ellie: The guards it seemed had done it, their hands and faces were covered in blood. No man’s life is
to be trusted with them.
Mason: I killed them.
Jo: Why did you kill the guards?
M: Who could resist killing the guards, those who the courage to kill our king.
Sam: Look let’s all meet in the hall we’ll discuss this further.
They leave (Malcom and Donaldbain)
Hat: D, did you see the look in Macbeth’s eyes we shouldn’t consort with them. I shall go to England.
Hannah: I will go to Ireland, that should keep us both safe, there’s daggers in men’s smiles.
Hat: Ok, now shift away.
Jo: (Banquo Aside) Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all. As the weird women promised,
mmmm I suspect foul play, but hush no more!
Act two, Scene 3
Enter Macbeth:
Sam: Our fears in Banquo stick deep, to make them kings, the seed of Banquo, KINGS!
(Murders in) You’ll find them in the forest, make it quick…….kill them both.
Hannah: Run Fleance, run and don’t look back.
Kill Banquo.
Banquet Scene
Lady M: Ladies and Gentleman the thane of Cawdor, your King, Macbeth.
Hat: Welcome everyone, thank you for coming. But you could have saved me a seat at my own table.
Mason: What are you talking about, there’s a seat right there.
Hat: Don’t be stupid you can plainly see that there is someone there. (sees ghost) Which of you has
done this?
Tosca: What my lord?
Hat: You can’t tell me I did it. Don’t shake your gory locks at me!
Martha: Gentleman rise, his highness is not well.
(Nobility make their excuses, and exit SL. Banquo spins in crouch, and stands, exit SR)
Round and Round the cauldron go, In the poison entrails throw
Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble
Fillet of a Fenny Snake
In the cauldron boil and bake
Eye of newt and toe of Frog
Wool of Bat and tongue of dog
Adders fork and blind worm’s sting
Lizard’s leg and howlet’s wing
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Double double, toil and trouble
*Witches scene*
Carol-Ann: How now, you secret black and midnight hags?
(Witches turn to him)
Carol-Anne: I conjour you to tell me all that you know.
Jo: Speak!
Sam: Demand!
Mason: We’ll answer.
Hannah: Say if you would rather hear’st from our mouths, or our master’s
Carol-Anne: Call them, let me see them
Jo: Macbeth, Macbeth, beware Macduff, beware the Thane of Fife
Carol-Ann: So Macduff will try to take my throne?
Mason: No man of woman born shall ever harm Macbeth
Carol-Anne: Then live, Macduff, for what need have I to fear thee?
Hannah: Beware, Macbeth, when Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane Hill
Carol-Anne: That can never be, woods cannot move. Therefore my kingdom is safe
All: Seek to know no more.
Carol-Ann: Where are they? Gone? Let this pernicious hour stand accursed in the calendar.
Martha: I have for two nights watched this woman. When did she last walk?
Tosca: She got out of her bed, she put on her night gown. She takes some paper… she doesn’t write
on it or read it, she just folds it, unfolds it, and puts it away again.
Martha: Hmm. Have you heard her say anything?
Tosca: No sir, nothing that I can report.
(Lady Macbeth rises)
Martha: Here she comes, stand close?
Tosca: Is she sleep walking?
Martha: She can’t be, her eyes are open
Tosca: She seems to be constantly washing her hands. Look, she does it now!
Lady Macbeth: Yet there is still a spot!
Martha: Hark! She speaks! I will set down what she says.
Lady Macbeth: Out, out damn spot. Out, I say! One, two. Why, then it’s time to do it. Hell is murky.
Yet, who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him
Doctor: Did you mark that?
Lady Macbeth: Here’s the smell of blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia cannot sweeten this little
hand.
Martha: well, well, well.
Tosca: Pray god be with her, sir.
Martha: This disease is beyond my practice.
Lady Macbeth: Wash your hands! Do not look so pale. I tell you yet again. Banquo is buried, he
cannot come out of his grave! To bed I go.
Martha: Is she really going to bed?
Tosca: Yes, directly.
Carol-ann: Bring no more reports, let them fly all. What’s the boy Malcolm was he not born of a
woman. The devil hath damned thee black thou cream-faced loon. Where did you get that goose
look?
Jo: Sir there is 10 thousand…..
Carol-Ann: Geese, villain.
Jo: Soldiers sir.
CA: Ha, what soldiers?
Jo: The English force so please you.
Sam: Gracious my lord.
CA: Well say sir
Sam: As I stand a watch before Burnham and the wood began to move
CA: Liar and slave!
Sam: I say a moving grove.
CA: If you’re telling lies to me I’ll string you up on the next tree. And now a wood comes toward
Dunsinane. Arm arm and Out (twice, 2nd shouted)
Fight scene.
Hannah: turn Hellhound
CA: Of all the men on this battlefield, I have avoided you the most
Hannah: My voice is in my sword, thou bloody a villain.
CA: I bear a charmed life, which must not yield to one of woman born.
Hannah: Well, I tell you this, Macduff was from his mother’s womb untimely ripped.
CA: Curs’d be the tongue that tells me so, that keep the word of promise to our ear I’ll not fight thee
Hannah: Then yield thee coward
CA: I will not yield to kiss the ground before young Malcom’s feet
(M&M fight)
Hannah: Hail King, for so thou art, hail the king of Scotland!