500 Clown Macbeth presented by 500 Clown at Steppenwolf Theatre

Chicago Sun Times - Highly Recommended

"...Macbeth is the stronger, perhaps because the original play is so concentrated in its exploitation of primal urges and power plays. This propels the clowning to the most dangerous extremes, with the quest for the crown -- which dangles overhead, tantalizingly just out of reach -- driving the crazed trio to attempt potentially life-threatening feats."

Daily Herald - Highly Recommended

"...The supremely talented ensemble reprise their hits, distilling Shakespeare's tragedy and Mary Shelley's novel to their essentials, which makes for funny, intensely physical shows offering more than thrills and perilous props."

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...The world has changed since 2000, the year this hilarious physical-theater take on Shakespeare's Macbeth debuted. Today the Bush administration's disastrous decision to invade Iraq seems more disastrous than ever--and that bloody context gives 500 Clown's revival, now at Steppenwolf as part of its Visiting Company Initiative, a dark, bitter edge."

Windy City Times - Highly Recommended

"...If there’s one thing to tie 500 Clown to Steppenwolf ( well, the early days of Steppenwolf anyway ) , it’s the go-for-broke physicality the performers throw into their roles. Whether being squashed by floorboards or dodging tumbling tables, 500 Clown takes painful-looking stunts to comic extremes."

Time Out Chicago - Recommended

"...500 Clown Macbeth is the more populist of the two pieces because of its use of accessible visual metaphors for the Scottish play—three clowns are fighting to reach a single crown suspended over the stage—and the performers appear to be in more physical danger."