Marty Rea, Marie Mullen and company in Macbeth by William Shakespeare; photo by Ros Kavanagh.

Marty Rea, Marie Mullen and company in Macbeth by William Shakespeare; photo by Ros Kavanagh.

An educational resource pack and three-episode audio interview series accompanying Druid’s five-star production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth

We're delighted to present these educational resources for senior cycle students, produced in conjunction with our 2025 production of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

The resources comprise a resource pack for students and teachers plus a three-episode audio interview series with the members of the production's creative team:

  • Francis O’Connor (Set and Co-Costume Designer)
  • Clíodhna Hallissey (Co-Costume Designer)
  • Colin Grenfell (Lighting Designer)
  • Conor Linehan (Composer)

Episode 1: DruidShakespeare

Episode 2: Designing Macbeth

Episode 3: Religion and Witchcraft

These education resources are available free to all teachers and students as part of Druid’s Community and Education programme which is generously supported by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

The pack and series are produced by Lianne O’Shea, Assistant Director of Macbeth and the 2025 recipient of Druid’s Marie Mullen Bursary.

For more information on our production of Macbeth, please visit the show page.

If you have queries regarding these educational resources, please email office@druid.ie.