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Modern Shakespeare retelling “Macbitches” shows at Mad King Productions in Salt Lake City

By dailyutahchronicle.com · September 2, 2026 · 1 min read
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Mad King Productions’ Fellowship Theater at The Gateway in Salt Lake City is currently showing “Macbitches,” a modern take on Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” written for the stage by Sophie McIntosh. With an all-female cast, “Macbitches” takes the mean-girl trope and examines power structures and internalized sexism that persist under the pressure of performance in academia...

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