Macbeth is a stage production.
It was first published in the Folio of 1623 , possibly from a prompt book , and is Shakespeare 's shortest tragedy.
In modern theatrical productions , the prompt book is generally maintained and kept by the stage manager , with differences in the specific construction and organization to suit the style of the stage manager keeping the book , and the type of production -LRB- legitimate theatre , musical theatre , dance , opera , etc. -RRB-.
The prompt book , also called transcript , the bible or sometimes simply `` the book , '' is the copy of a production script that contains the information necessary to create a theatrical production from the ground up.
