Theater people believe it is bad luck. They call MacBeth the "Scottish play."
In the British theatre it is bad luck to say "Macbeth". It is normally replaced by "the Scottish play".
Macbeth. By the way, professional actors have certain superstitions, and one of them is that it is bad luck to say "Macbeth" in a theater. They refer to it as "The Scottish Play".
Macbeth is the name of a play written by William Shakespeare. It is rife with superstition, people consider it bad luck to say the name Macbeth aloud.
Apparently it's a superstition that it will bring bad luck to the theatre. Personally I think that it isn't true. I was reading Macbeth and talking about it at my rehearsal for a play and it went swimmingly.
Although many actors believe that it is bad luck to say good luck in the theatre, it is not entirely proven that this might be real or not. However, it's said to be that Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, was known to be "cursed" and therefore, most of them seem to be in the clear... avoiding lines of the play that include scenes of him as well as the name of Macbeth itself before continuing to proceed or go on stage.With that said, this is the same with the statement "it is bad luck to say good luck in the theatre". No-one really knows if this can mess up the performance, but to stay safe, most actors just go with it and say "break a leg" instead.
When something bad happens we say "What bad luck!"We do not say "What a bad luck!" because that is not correct in normal English usage.
Technically you can say Macbeth; there is nothing stopping you, except a lot of theatre people who will get angry with you. The word Macbeth is seen to be very bad luck to actors and actresses. Legend has it that an actor once said Macbeth before he took part in a play and then he dropped dead. The superstition is that if you say the word "Macbeth" in a theatre, except when you are actually performing or rehearsing the play, it's bad luck. You're supposed to call it "the scottish play" instead.
well many say that calling it Macbeth is bad luck so it is commonly known as "The Scottish Play!" hope that helps!
Answeryou dont say 'good luck' you say 'break a leg'never say Macbeth on stage, its bad luck.acting has been around since the RomansThe musical that has been performed the most is Phantom of theOpera
what does Fleance's escape suggest about Macbeth's luck
Macbeth killed banquo. Because Macbeth heard the witches say he will also be king. so Macbeth saw him as a threat to the throne and lets just say did something bad to banquo (killed him)