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Globe On Screen presents William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, a live performance filmed at Shakespeare's Globe in London, 2014.
"Returning to Rome...
Globe On Screen presents William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, a live performance filmed at Shakespeare's Globe in London, 2014.
"Returning to Rome from a war against the Goths, the general Titus Andronicus brings with him the queen Tamora and her three sons as prisoners of war. Titus’ sacrifice of Tamora’s eldest son to appease the ghosts of his dead sons, and his decision to refuse to accept the title of emperor, initiates a terrible cycle of mutilation, rape and murder. And all the while, at the centre of the nightmare, there moves the villainous, self-delighting Aaron. Grotesquely violent and daringly experimental, Titus was the smash hit of Shakespeare’s early career, and is written with a ghoulish energy he was never to repeat elsewhere." (Shakespeare's Globe)
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"A dramatic power that makes the stomach churn and the hands sweat."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"Lucy Bailey's returning revival of this vicious, bloody tragedy is still ingeniously disturbing, and much more than just a splatter fest"
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The Guardian
The Guardian"There’s the odd wrong note, which loses some depth of pathos, but this is a production that deftly combines psychological detail with wild energy, comic brio and desolate horror to plunge you into the waking nightmare of a society gripped by blood feud."
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Financial Times
Financial TimesShakespeare's Globe: Titus Andronicus | Details
- Rating
- R16, Graphic violence & sexual violence
- Runtime
- 168
- Genre
- Live Performance
- Country of origin
- UK
