Washington Post - Recommended

"...The show boasts a little humor: When courtiers wearing metallic masks prepare for, and consume, a banquet, their movements are jerky and robotic, as if tyranny had turned them into automatons. But what this “Macbeth” conveys overall — particularly with its choreographic approach, rich in circling movements — is a vision of one grim action gliding irresistibly into the next, as if the saga were a bleak dance that the dancers cannot leave. That sense of inexorable flow is, of course, the essence of tragedy."
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Washington Examiner - Recommended

"...With his accustomed quirky brilliance, director Paata Tsikurishvili has produced an energized and rich re-creation of Shakespeare's story. He creates unforgettable moments: the "haunted" banquet scene, the killing of Duncan, the transfer of power to Macbeth. And, if you look carefully, you can see in this Synetic "Macbeth" details you might never see in a conventional Shakespearean production."
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WeLoveDC - Recommended

"...Macbeth also does succeed, especially when it showcases Synetic’s ability to mix in comedy in a rather startling way – as when the ghost of Banquo (Ryan Sellers) appears at a chillingly hilarious banquet populated by robotic guests, while Lady Macbeth nonchalantly smokes, like a majestic Dietrich in a cowboy saloon. When the witches mime Macbeth’s invincibility to “no man of woman born” with the grotesque leers of nightmare midwives, it has the punch of a sick joke."
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MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"...The multiple Helen Hayes Award-winning troupe has developed a highly stylized, viscerally thrilling brand of physical theater that brings together elements of dance, mime, physical comedy, acrobatics, and fight choreography. Synetic’s Shakespeare may be wordless, but it is not text-less, and the ensemble’s remarkable technical virtuosity serves not only to tell the basic narratives but also to express subtleties of characterization and the deeper subtexts of the plays."
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