MacB

by Neil Arksey

What’s the hook? Relocates the drama of Shakespeare’s Macbeth to the school football field. Strikingly original in its approach, MacB grips boys and girls alike. Includes engaging make characters and situations with which disenchanted readers can easily identify. What are the themes? Friendship, school life, mystery and imagination and individual vs society. Teaching points? Excellent way into Shakespeare’s Macbeth – opportunities to compare scenes on the football field with the battle scenes in Macbeth and compare the genres of drama and prose. Gripping story line and thrilling writing style provide plenty of opportunities for shared and guided reading.

Genres: Audiobook

120 pages, Hardcover

First published August 26, 1999

About the author

As a story editor, head writer, series producer and screenwriter, Neil has been responsible for a lot of drama.

His midgrade and YA novels are published by Penguin Random House.

Reviews

[Rhi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I mean, really? REALLY?
I'm teaching this to a middle set Year 8 group right now and they are just as bored as I am.
It is The Worst. I hate a book that has specifically been written to be analysed in a classroom. It sucks all the fun out of storytelling.
I will NEVER teach this again if I can help it.

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Makes Macbeth fun for Young Adults, but not so stellar I’d recommend it to fans of the original.