"The Scottish Play" (was The Cat Chap...)

[Saitaina]

Maddy wrote:

<I don't know what exactly the reason
is behind it, but in theatre
we're *never* allowed to say "Macbeth"
in reference to the play's
name.>

To say the name will bring bad luck
upon the theatre, cast and play.  I
don't remember where or why that came
about but it's always been that way.
Almost any production company that puts
it on will refer to it as "The Scottish
Play" or even in reference "That
Scottish Play" (and almost every actor
and director will know the play
referenced simply by the tone of
speaking.

I have never had the opportunity to be
part of a cast/crew producing it but I
was part of a theatre during a time
when a group was (they were getting
ready to perform while we were starting
rehearsals so we overlapped), and I
remember they debated even putting the
title of the play on the posters and
playbills.  They were petrified of 'the
curse' (apparently the curse had
already hit and they had had some bad
luck in the beginning).


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