Titus Andronicus

Synopsis: A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1987 production of Titus Andronicus directed by Deborah Warner with Brian Cox as Titus. A landmark production, shocking in its unflinching realism, Brian Cox giving a definitive portrayal of Titus degenerating into madness while holding on to cunning. Sonia Ritter as Lavinia and Richard McCabe as Chiron delivered equally memorable and chilling performances.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 27 Aug 1987
Duration: 210 mins

Notes: A video recording was also made of the production at The Pit 13 July 1988 (210 mins).
History: Press night 12 May 1987. The production transferred to The Pit.
Stills: Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
Reviews: Cox, Brian ‘Titus Andronicus’ in Jackson, Russell & Smallwood, Robert (eds). Players of Shakespeare 3: Further Essays in Shakespearian Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company. (Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993). Cox speaks of his playing the role of Titus in Deborah Warner’s production.

Name: Royal Shakespeare Company
Web: https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
Address: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

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