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This is Macbeth as it was meant to be seen, performed by Tiny Ninjas on a briefcase-sized stage. If tiny plastic ninjas had existed in the 17th century, Shakespeare himself would have staged the play in this way.

If you are in search of an innovative alternative to commemorate Valentine’s Day, this eclectic adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s tale “The Nightingale and the Rose” may be your romantic answer. Artistic directors L.F. Esquerra of the MET Theater, Christian Meoli of Cabaret Voltaire and Will Salmon of the Open Gate Theater — in collaboration with highways — join forces in blending opera, the blues, puppetry, mask work and other genres to recount the selfless sacrifice of a Nightingale