Crown of Blood, United Kingdom, 2026

Crown of Blood

_'of what use is a good man without ambition'_



A powerful retelling of Shakespeare's _Macbeth_ set during the civil wars of 19th-century Yorubaland.



General Aderemi, fresh from saving the kingdom from invaders is promoted to Field Marshall, thus fulfilling the prophecy of the oracle. When the oracle says he will become King, Aderemi and his wife Oyebisi go on a bloody mission to ensure he sits on the throne.



Directed by Artistic Director of Utopia Theatre MOJISOLA KAREEM_(Death and the King's Horseman)_.



Crown of Blood was developed with the support of the National Theatre’s Generate programme.

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