The end of a great company is marked by a powerful Verdi staging

Arts Council of Wales’s decision to axe its funding for Mid Wales Opera means this effective and cogent production is likely their last on this scale. Macbeth review – powerful Verdi staging marks the end for a great company. Arts council of Wales's decision to ax its funding from Mid Wales opera means this is likely to be their last.

Ralph Fiennes’ monstrous monarch wages war in a warehouse. Simon Godwin’s intelligent production puts violent conflict to the fore. The play is set in a hangar-like venue strewn with the charred remnants of battle. The production is set to be screened in London.