Rajat Kapoor’s stage adaptation, “What’s Done Is Done,” presents a comic take on Shakespeare’s dark tragedy. Reviews describe the production as reworking elements of the original story by shifting its tone through humor and a “play within a play” approach. Instead of the witches typically associated with the source material, two clowns take over that function, delivering prophecies and driving the narrative forward.
According to the accounts, the plot centers on Macky B, whose ambitions expand after he encounters these clowns and their foretold outcomes. As Macky B pursues greater power, the production emphasizes a moral decline, tracing how desire gradually turns into greed and ruthlessness. Ranvir Shorey is noted for playing Macky B as the character’s descent accelerates.
Overall, the reviews characterize the adaptation as using comedic framing to examine serious themes common to the original tragedy—ambition, guilt, and moral decay—while presenting them through a darker, macabre style blended with overt comedy.
