From Bond to Macbeth: Daniel Craig heads to Broadway

From Bond to Macbeth: Daniel Craig heads to Broadway

The 53-year-old will star alongside British actress Ruth Negga in the new production scheduled for March.

Daniel Craig previously appeared on Broadway in the 2013 drama ‘Betrayal’. (Reuters pic)
LONDON:
James Bond star Daniel Craig has chosen his next act.

The British actor, whose fifth turn as the British secret service agent had its world premiere in London on Tuesday, is to play the ambitious and murderous “Macbeth” on Broadway next year, producers said yesterday.

The new production, with British actress Ruth Negga playing Lady Macbeth, will begin performances on March 29 for a limited 15-week run.

Craig, 53, who played Bond for the last time in “No Time to Die”, is a seasoned stage actor, appearing on Broadway in 2013 couple’s drama “Betrayal”, and in multiple stage productions in London.

The new staging of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is being produced by Bond movie producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson. Tickets went on sale yesterday.

“Daniel is not only a great film actor but a magnificent theatre actor as well. I am thrilled that he will be supporting the return of Broadway playing this iconic role,” Broccoli said in a statement.

Dozens of Broadway plays and musicals reopened this month after an unprecedented 18-month shutdown caused by the pandemic.

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