The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced that Reuben Joseph and Valene Kane will make their RSC debut playing the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth respectively in Wils Wilson’s upcoming production of Shakespeare’s gripping and brutal tragedy.

Reuben Joseph is currently playing the title role of Alexander Hamilton in the multi award-winning West End production of Lin Manuel-Miranda’s Hamilton, which opened at the newly re-built and restored Victoria Palace Theatre in London in December 2017.

Valene Kane trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Her previous theatre credits include Miss Julie (Reading Rep), The Lonesome West (Mercury Theatre), The Rivals (National Youth Theatre), Autumn Fire (Finborough Theatre) and Distortion (The MAC, Belfast).

Macbeth plays Royal Shakespeare Theatre from Saturday 19 August – Saturday 14 October. Further casting will be announced later this month. Tickets are available via: rsc.org.uk