RSC Live: Titus Andronicus Encore

Showings

Main Theater Thu, Sep 21, 2017 12:55 PM
INFORMATION
Rating:Unrated
Run Time:3h
Genre:Broadcast
Category:Royal Shakespeare Theatre
CAST/CREW
Cast:Patrick Drury
Tom Lorcan
Tom McCall
Hannah Morrish
Director:Blanche McIntyre

Description

The decay of Rome reaches violent depths in Shakespeare’s most bloody play. Titus is a ruler exhausted by war and loss, who relinquishes power but leaves Rome in disorder. Rape, cannibalism and severed body parts fill the moral void at the heart of this corrupt society. Shakespeare’s gory revenge tragedy presents us with murder as entertainment, and, as the body count piles up, poses questions about the nature of sexuality, family, class and society. Blanche McIntyre returns to the RSC after her debut directing The Two Noble Kinsmen (2016).