Macbeth has only ever been a play.
In Soviet-controlled Prague in 1977, faced with the illegality of working in theatres, Pavel Kohout adapted Macbeth into a 75-minute abridgement for five actors, suitable for "bringing a show in a suitcase to people's homes"
" Lastly, both plays contain powerful and manipulative female figures: Cleopatra and Lady Macbeth

