On Saturday, I will be giving a presentation on modern film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays at 6:30 p.m. before M&D Productions' performance of "Toil and Trouble" at Your Theatre at 1857 White Mountain Highway in North Conway.
"Toil and Trouble" is modern comedic adaptation of "Macbeth." In researching my presentation I watched two very different BBC productions of the Scottish play.
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