# What's the story on the curse of Macbeth?

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [October 12, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-on-the-curse-of-macbeth/422476 "2007-10-12T15:29:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-on-the-curse-of-macbeth/422476/41 "2007-10-19T19:45:34Z")

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I’ve been in theatre since I was 14 (30 years and counting) - and I have never believed in any of the MacBeth curses - or ANY theatre curse, for that matter. Probably for the same reasons that I don’t believe in Santa, The Tooth Fairy, or organized religion.

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**Author:** ![jestem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/22d042/32.png) [@jestem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jestem)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-on-the-curse-of-macbeth/422476/42 "2007-10-24T17:26:25Z")

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[QUOTE=Zebra]  
Yes, Duncan is killed off stage as are his guards. It could have been staged so that you see the murders though.  
I recently was the stage manager for a production of Macbeth. Just befor we opened, I was cleaning the stage and I went to move a ladder. I got under the ladder and started to move it, when a prop that hadn’ t been properly stowed fell off the ladder and broke on the floor.

So, during a production of Macbeth, I walked under a ladder and broke a mirror.  
I’m fine.  
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Good to hear You’re fine. Although it’s something different You’re talking about here- walking under the ladder is bad luck it’s self. Another superstition 🙂 Didn’t You hear about that one? Just don’t ask me why… have no idea…

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**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-on-the-curse-of-macbeth/422476/43 "2007-10-26T18:32:30Z")

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Shameless plug.

Just a slight hijack, for dopers in the Denver area, Listen Productions is putting on a run of [Macbeth](http://www.cowboymacbeth.org/) right now.

It is an awesome staging, set in Colorado in the late 1800’s. Although I may be a little biased, due to Mrs. Lebeef playing [Banquo](http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_7271881).

It running Thursday through Sunday at the [Buntport Theater](http://www.buntport.com/). It’s closing on the 17th of November.

Shameless plug.

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