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".
Go Outside A Theater Turn Around Three Times, Spit Say The Worst Word You Can Think Of Then Wait For Permission To Re-Enter The Theater.
Macdonweald. Macbeth split him from the nave to the chaps. Don't say the Thane of Cawdor; the text does not say he was captured by Macbeth and it wouldn't make any sense to say he did.
Macbeth
Tradition says, saying "Macbeth" in a theater will give bad luck to all the actors and the play itself. In a theater.
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".
Go Outside A Theater Turn Around Three Times, Spit Say The Worst Word You Can Think Of Then Wait For Permission To Re-Enter The Theater.
The thesis that the superstition surrounding saying Macbeth in a theater is deeply ingrained in theater culture and has a significant impact on the behavior of modern theater audiences is best supported by the evidence. The refusal to say the word is seen as bad luck and believed to bring about negative consequences, leading many to avoid it out of superstition and tradition.
u murder them all (you dont say)
No I Dont(:
The Scottish Play is the most recognizable.Also, Macker's, The MacScottish Play, The Bard's Play and That One Play
Assuming that you are not actually rehearsing or performing the play, just referring to it inside a theatre, be prepared to deal with a lot of grumpy actors and actresses who will earnestly ask you to stop referring to it by name.
The curse of Macbeth is said to have originated from the use of real witches' spells and incantations in the play, leading to superstitions among actors and theater practitioners that speaking the play's name inside a theater brings bad luck.
Macdonweald. Macbeth split him from the nave to the chaps. Don't say the Thane of Cawdor; the text does not say he was captured by Macbeth and it wouldn't make any sense to say he did.