Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus will be performed for the first time in the candelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. The deadly revenge tragedy stars Katy Stephens as Titus (Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, Shakespeare’s Globe, 2022), Kibong Tanji as Aaron, and Lucy McCormick (Wuthering Heights, National Theatre) as Saturninus. Music is composed by Jasmin Kent Rodgman, with original songs written by award-winning ‘modern day music hall stars’ (Guardian) Bourgeois & Maurice.
The cast of Titus Andronicus comprises Daneka Etchells as Mutius / Lucius, Kirsten Foster as Tamora, Beau Holland as Bassianus / Quintus / Martius / A Fly / Nurse / Midwife / Clown / Aemilius, Mei Mei Macleod as Chiron, Lucy McCormick as Saturninus, Georgia-Mae Myers as Alarbus / Lavinia, Sophie Russell as Marcus, Mia Selway as Demetrius, Katy Stephens as Titus, and Kibong Tanji as Aaron.
Director Jude Christian says: “I’m so excited to be directing this ultra-violent play in the very intimate Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Audiences will enter a feast for the senses – with sight, smell, and sound all working together to create a sort of survival game torture chamber holding the action of the play. From the gladiatorial arena to Squid Game, we have always loved violence as entertainment, and this production won’t be holding back! The characters are some of Shakespeare’s most epically human – passionate, irrational, and darkly funny. So, we hope audiences come for the cartoon-level violence and stay for the humanity and great dialogue.”
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Bankside, SE1 from January 19th – April 15th. Admission: £5 – £62.
Booking: https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/
