Kilt Help

[Arlen]

The Scottish play would be Macbeth. (It's only bad luck to say it if you are actually starring in it!)

As far as kilts for it, here's the catch... Macbeth was king in the early 1000's. Wayyyyy before kilts came about.

Now, certainly you can have your actors kilted if you so want. I've heard of a fantastic version of Macbeth done on a Japanese Kabuki theme!


If you do want to be strictly accurate in the clothing, though, this will help you out.



Break a leg and let us know how you get on!

[Kaeden]

Thank you very much, Arlen!

[O'Neille]

I'm not as brave as Arlen so I'll push my luck and just give everyone an interesting link. http://www.kevrobertson.supanet.com/page2.htm

[Arlen]

I'm not as brave as Arlen so I'll push my luck and just give everyone an interesting link. http://www.kevrobertson.supanet.com/page2.htm

I done Macbeth a few times at school when I was doing higher drama.
Considering how superstitious I am it took my drama teacher providing a LOT of written proof of when the 'caution' began to get me to believe it's ok to say it as long as you're not in it.

That said, I worry more about the ill luck of starring in Antigone.


Kaeden, welcome to Xmarks the Scot.
I hope everything goes well for you.
(And maybe being on this site will even convince you to get a kilt of your own!)

[Kaeden]

I done Macbeth a few times at school when I was doing higher drama.
Considering how superstitious I am it took my drama teacher providing a LOT of written proof of when the 'caution' began to get me to believe it's ok to say it as long as you're not in it.

That said, I worry more about the ill luck of starring in Antigone.


Kaeden, welcome to Xmarks the Scot.
I hope everything goes well for you.
(And maybe being on this site will even convince you to get a kilt of your own!)

Thank you for all your kind words. I myself am starring in Macbeth, but only as an extra, a fighter. I speak no words and am not onstage while words are spoken. Our theatre team has also done Antigone, Kabuki style.

(I have been thinking of buying a kilt of my own, too! :P)

[pipesndrumsnun]

WELCOME from Flint, Michigan...have fun with your play prep!

[threebanger]

The Scottish play would be Macbeth.

That was my guess. Good luck with it.

[Clockwork John]

If you're going to use great kilts, remember that there are several different ways to wear the upper half... Use variety among your actors so that the kilts look more natual and less like costumes or uniforms.

I did theater in high school, and among other things I did alot of set and costume work.

We did "15 minute Hamlet" and we had a blast. I player the part of the grave digger, who is described as "a mysterious foreigner," and I wore a kilt, since we weren't going for historical accuracy, but decided to just have a blast with it.

Have fun!

[Woodsheal]

You mentioned a desire to be accurate. I'd use medieval garb appropriate to the 1000's, and add tartan cloaks and mantles for the "Scottishness" desired. MacBeth and company were all Celtic lords and tartan items of clothing would have been worn, but not the belted plaids or kilts of later periods....