ABSTRACT
For over 20 years the author have worked as a drama teacher, theatre director and head of Performing Arts in British, American and International schools around the world that follow the International Baccalaureate (IB) Curriculum. The IB program “aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more respectful world through inter-cultural understanding and respect”. The IB Theatre Guide published in 2014 and updated in 2017 explains more about international-mindedness: International-mindedness represents an openness and curiosity about the world and its people. The key goals as the director of Macbeth were to: make the many layers of meaning in the text as clear as possible through fusion of spoken word and visual communication; communicate location and reinforce the mood and meaning through set, lights, sound and projection, and depict inner and outer thoughts and feelings of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to show private and public selves and conflicts present in both these characters.
