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A euphemistic name for William Shakespeare's play Macbeth (mentioning the play by its name while inside a theatre is considered bad luck, according to theatrical superstition)
‘she's fulfilling a childhood ambition by playing Lady Macbeth in the latest big-screen adaptation of the Scottish play’
‘We're off to an open-air performance at Osborne House of The Scottish Play.’
‘He stars as Macbeth in Theatre Babel's memorable production of the Scottish play.’
‘But it is safe to say that The Scottish Play has never been set in a US fast-food restaurant - until now.’
‘Slower paced than most productions of the "Scottish play," much of the first act is spent establishing Macbeth's humanity.’
‘This resulted in a sparse, expressionistic film that is one of the best versions of the Scottish play in cinema history.’
‘Like mentioning a certain Scottish play in the theatre, or whistling on a Peterhead fishing boat, it's taboo.’
‘The resulting performance brings a rare urgency to the Scottish Play.’
‘He had no qualms about appearing in "the Scottish play".’
‘Simon Bell directed a highly satisfying Scottish Play.’
‘The Scottish play, it turns out, is even more universal in its significance than critics had thought.’