Production notes

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing

Give Macbeth something to do during this soliloquy. Macbeth as serial killer in his clippings room, destroying his trophies as the police close in. Macbeth as Nixon, removing recording devices and shredding tapes. Macbeth discovering his enemies’ listening devices. Macbeth discovering that he’s actually been an unwitting participant on Scotland’s new hit reality show Thane Wars!

Patrick Stewart described Ian McKellen’s advice, which was that the key word to emphasize in the first line is “and,” not “tomorrow.” That’s fine, but let’s use a page-a-day for the tomorrows. Then we just need a reason why he’s using a page-a-day.