Macbeth (1623)

Author
William Shakespeare
Author
Sir William Davenant (1664)
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragedy
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£71,938 9d £35,233 15s 6d (49%) £36,704 5s 3d (51%)
1732 - 1809
£71,938 9d - (100%) £35,233 15s 6d (49%) £36,704 5s 3d (51%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
445 223 222
1732 - 1809
445 223 222
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
29 May 1786 Covent Garden Macbeth, The Poor Soldier, The Piping Pedlar No No No £63 14s 6d 72% N/A
09 Oct 1786 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Humourist No No No £206 16s 6d 44% N/A
02 Dec 1786 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Gentle Shepherd No No No £223 5s 48% N/A
19 Apr 1787 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Sultan No No No £197 5s 49% N/A
02 Jun 1787 Drury Lane Macbeth, The First Floor No No No £249 9s 80% N/A
01 Oct 1787 Covent Garden Macbeth, Love and War No No No £225 100% N/A
03 Nov 1787 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Sultan No No No £210 47% N/A
16 Nov 1787 Covent Garden Macbeth, The Lyar No No Yes £255 13s 6d 50% N/A
10 Mar 1788 Drury Lane Macbeth, Bon Ton, The Lucky Return No No Yes £363 19s 6d 43% N/A
29 May 1788 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £199 17s 6d 61% N/A
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