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Mmmbeth: Competition Length Version

by Allison Williams

A hilarious mixed-gender take on the Scottish play!

Everything goes wrong. The witches take over the storytelling, Queen Duncan would rather open a donut franchise than die, Lady M's a bloodthirsty June Cleaver, and the murderers are preoccupied with creating a commercial for their services.

Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

Average Producer Rating: 5.0 out of 5

Also available in a one-act version here.

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 30 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
10 Characters
5 F 5 Any Gender
Easily Expandable
Set
Simple Set
Length
28 pages
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10 Characters

  • 5 Females
  • 5 Any Gender
  • Easily Expandable
  • MMMBETH 59 lines
    Any gender Easily frustrated Thane of Cawdor. One Monologue.
  • LADY MMMBETH 57 lines
    Female A gentle housewife… at first. One Monologue.
  • BANQUO 21. lines
    Any gender Mmmbeth’s best friend. Thinks something’s rotten in the State of Scotland.
  • MACDUFF / SON OF MACDUFF 29, 7 lines
    Any gender Knows something’s rotten in the State of Scotland / Played by MacDuff
  • QUEEN DUNCAN 28 lines
    Female Brilliant, misunderstood, and refuses to die.
  • HAGGY / DOCTOR 42, 4 lines
    Female The smart witch / Played by Haggy
  • NAGGY / GENTLEWOMAN 33, 1 lines
    Female The sly witch / Played by Naggy
  • TWIT / GENTLEWOMAN 38, 1 lines
    Female The dumb witch / Played by Twit
  • HECATE 6 lines
    Female Big Mama Hecate, head of the witches and a blues queen.
  • MURDERER ONE / SOLDIER 9, 10 lines
    Any gender Eager to help dispose of inconvenient obstacles to the throne, like heirs and suspicious thanes / Behind the door when the brains were passed out.
  • MURDERER TWO / SOLDIER 9, 8 lines
    Any gender Eager to help dispose of inconvenient obstacles to the throne, like heirs and suspicious thanes / Behind the door when the brains were passed out.
  • MARATHON RUNNERS
    Played by the cast.

Praise for Mmmbeth: Competition Length Version

5 out of 5 stars
Michelle Swanson
Williston Trinity Christian School
Easy to work with, fun staging opportunities, and lots of slapstick that my cast loved.
4 out of 5 stars
Katelyn Lick
Sandhills Theater Arts and Renaissance School (S.T.A.R.S.) Charter
I’m a student director who chose and directed Mmmbeth. This play was so easy to shape into my own vision. I loved playing around with the characters and reimagining the story of Macbeth in such a whimsical way. Interpreting the stage directions and designing the lighting made it a really fun show to direct.
5 out of 5 stars
KAREN PIONKE
Vikinkg Middle School
Enjoyed the comedic timing of the piece and the room left for improv and fun.

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