Something wicked this way comes in Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedy.

Confronted by three witches as he returns from battle, Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, is given a tantalising vision of the future – he will acquire great power in his homeland, first as Thane of Cawdor and then as King of Scotland. Intrigued by this prophecy, his personal ambitions are aroused – and when word arrives that his valour in the King's service has been indeed rewarded with the title of Cawdor, his thirst for power begins to control him.

Obsessed with the prophecy, he and his scheming wife set their sights on achieving this ultimate honour and authority. And when King Duncan comes to stay at his trusted nobleman's home, the scene is set for bloody murder, a power grab, and a dark period of tyranny and fear in Scotland. As Macbeth's powerlust, paranoia and guilt grow stronger by the day, the bodies begin to mount up, and he finds himself haunted by the past and tormented by the fear of losing his new kingdom.

Lucy Pitman-Wallace returns to Nottingham Playhouse after her National and International success of Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company's The Burial at Thebes.