the Royal Shakespeare Company (The RSC) announced this week that it is collaborating with Indie Game Developer Stories on It One Video Game: a modern reimagining of the story of Lady Macbeth set in Contemporary Iran. Zar Amir stars as the tragic femme fatale of the Bard and allows players to push her through some life choices while playing her story. The RSC and Ink plan to launch the game later in 2025.

Vassiliki Khonsari Khonsari, Ink Story of Truth, said in a statement, “The collaboration between the hidden forces of INKO to open the timeless masterpieces to open the riches of Shakespeare for of Landspeare’s accomplishments open up Shakespeare’s timeless works for Shakespeare’s contemporaries. It pushes the boundaries of storytelling, marking a point of inflection in the depth of expression within video games and expanding into new territories at the RSC.”

Lili tells the girl-inspired story through the medium of screens, as players follow the character through security cameras and personal devices. The three witches are disguised as hackers, putting the Player himself in a position to look into Lady Macbeth’s life. The play features scenes of live-action star Amir, which is also co-produced by Aliambic production.

Emma Smith, a member of the RSC board who works on Play-to-Game Text Text approval, political behavior, and distorting people’s lives in politics, and distorting people who have control, and revolves around people with tricks under the shields of contemporary Iranian themes. It is both thoroughly shakespearean, and radically restrained. Forget the old chestnut that Shakespeare would write for Hollywood if he were alive today: what Lili is really clear about – she would write for acting. “