EDFRINGE REVIEW: The Witches of Macbeth (Inanna's Children)
The Witches of Macbeth – ★★★½ – Intriguing Inanna’s Children 14-22 Aug Review by Rebecca Mahar Interleaving ancient Sumerian myth and pagan ritual with the story of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Innana’s Children’s The Witches of Macbeth brings a novel approach to an old story. Inanna refers to a Sumerian goddess (also called Ishtar) and the epic poem Descent of Inanna into the Underworld , wherein Inanna seeks to overpower its ruler, her sister Erishkigal. Passing through seven gates on her descent, Inanna must remove a piece of her regalia each time, ultimately resulting in the loss of her life— though that’s not the end of her story. The Witches of Macbeth parallels this katabasis-like tale with the story of Macbeth and his descent into hubristic doom, with three witches narrating both Inanna’s journey and embodying every character in Macbeth’s but the Thane himself. Eve Kagan, Maurice Parent, and Spencer Evett as the w...