The fifth season of Shakespeare’s Globe On Screen continues with one of the darkest and most seminal productions in the Globe’s history, Titus Andronicus.
This will be screened on Thursday, July 9 at 7.15pm at Theatr Mwldan.
This production revisited Lucy Bailey’s spectacular Globe production of 2006 and caused a stir throughout the UK media with staged violence so realistic that throughout its run the play saw audience members fainting in the stalls.
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.
The creative team – director Lucy Bailey, designer William Dudley and composer Django Bates – are renowned for their radically inventive approaches and collective fondness for blood and gore.
The cast for Titus Andronicus includes William Houston as Titus and Game of Thrones actress Indira Varma as Tamora.
Shakespeare’s Globe On Screen offers audiences a ticket to the best seat in the house from the comfort of a local cinema and the chance to experience the unique magic of the world-famous Globe Theatre, all captured in high definition and full surround sound.
Tickets for Shakespeare’s Globe On Screen events are £12.50 (£11.50) and are available to book from Theatr Mwldan’s Box Office on 01239 621200 or online at www.mwldan.co.uk
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