Macbeth
BK Opera
Opera Up Close. Horror Up Closer.
Award-winning indie company BK Opera returns this November with a chilling, immersive take on Verdi’s Macbeth – a psychological horror experience that puts the audience within arm’s reach of ambition, madness, and murder. Staged inside the historic Kensington Town Hall, the production transforms the venue into a decomposing dinner party – decadent, deranged, and deeply unsettling.
Director Kate Millett (OperaChaser Best Director 2024) leads a powerhouse creative team and cast, all of whom bring serious acclaim to the table. Millett’s vision for this Macbeth is intimate and unrelenting: “This is opera that doesn’t just touch you – it consumes you.”
What the Critics Say About BK Opera:
“Millett is never short of fresh ideas in her quest to reinforce opera with an edge… she creates an unsettling claustrophobic tension that traps the audience.” Herald Sun, 2018
“This is experimental opera uncommon to an Australian stage.” ArtsHub, 2019
“Incorporating daring ideas on a shoestring budget… Millett has persevered through the years while applying a fresh inquiry into operatic works and proving to be a vital, alternative voice for the art form locally.” Australian Arts Review, 2024
“Millett does not stint on the seriousness of the drama, providing no easy answers to the disturbing mystery.” Man in Chair, 2022
“Inescapably gripping.” OperaChaser, 2017
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