We’d like to take a brief moment to thank Black Swan Armoury for their wooden swords. (www.blackswanarmoury.com)

As any Classics fan in Chicago can tell you, standard stage combat weaponry can be a bit of a hassle here. Storage issues, small venues, and of course the risk of attracting the attention of the authorities, all makes makes metal weaponry more than a little inconvenient.

These wooden swords make combat far more manageable, and just in time for Unrehearsed MacBeth!