At ‘Macbeth,’ Daniel Craig, Ruth Negga on the unspoken word
By JOHN CARUCCI
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The most commonly held taboo in the arts is uttering the word “Macbeth” inside a theater. Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga don’t buy it. Shakespeare’s tragedy was said to be cursed before its first performance more than 500 years ago. Since then, the superstition forbids the show’s title to ever be spoken inside of a theater. Instead it’s referred to as “the Scottish play.” Before taking the stage for opening night of the Broadway revival on Thursday, Craig and Negga were more brazen, preferring not to buy into the superstition that some tragedy will occur if someone says it inside the theater.
