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'Doctor Who', 'Merlin' stars for Kenneth Branagh's 'Macbeth'

Published May 24 2013, 6:16am EDT  |  By Morgan Jeffery

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Kenneth Branagh and Doctor Who's Alex Kingston are to star in a new production ofMacbeth at Manchester International Festival 2013.

Branagh will play the title role and act as co-director alongside Rob Ashford, while Kingston will play the role of Lady Macbeth.

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Royal Shakespeare Company members Jimmy Yuill and John Shrapnel will play Banquo and Duncan respectively, while Norman Bowman (Finding Neverland) takes on the role of Ross.

Merlin's Alexander Vlahos will play Malcolm, with Coronation Street's Ray Fearon cast as Macduff.

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Rosalie Craig, Laura Elsworthy, Anjana Vasan and Charlie Cameron make up the rest of the cast.

Macbeth will be broadcast via a one-off live relay on a big screen in central Manchester on Saturday 20 July at 8.30pm.