Shakespeare Retold sees the works of William Shakespeare reinvented for a modern-day audience. Macbeth is the story of Joe Macbeth, Head Chef in an award-winning restaurant owned by Executive Chef Duncan. While Duncan swans around from TV interview to celebrity party, garnering praise and recognition for his amazing cooking, Joe is hard at work producing culinary masterpieces for the tables. Joe is passionate about food and his kitchen, and successfully leads an army of keen young chefs. One night, Joe and his sous-chef Billy meet three strange bin-men, who tell them the restaurant will win three Michelin stars and that Joe will own the whole place one day.