When I was a grad student in London and volunteering at Shakespeare’s Globe, all the ushers were trained in how to help patrons who fainted or felt ill due to the violence depicted on stage. The usual ...

The faint of heart (and Shakespeare purists) should know on the front end they will witness atrocities. Characters in Titus Andronicus are gutted. Their throats are slit, and the blood is caught in ...

Revenge is a dish best served silent. Lucky number 13 in the “Wordless Shakespeare” series, Founding Artistic Director Paata Tsikurishvili sinks his teeth into this revenge-driven tragedy and tells ...

For twenty years, Shakespeare in the park has been as reliable a part of a Kansas City summer as the heat and humidity. Bloody revenge plays were all the rage in the late 16th century and it's ...

Titus Andronicus, which is believed to be Shakespeare’s first tragedy, is arguably his most disturbing. It’s a laundry list of trigger warnings: rape, murder, dismemberment, hostage negotiations, and ...

Here are just a few things that happen in William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus: A woman is raped, and her hands and tongue are cut off so she can’t tell anyone who did it. A man is told that if he ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. 'Tis the season for the bloodiest play in Shakespeare's cannon. If you get even ...

From L: Sabine Wan, Joshua Servantez, and James Lewis in Titus Andronicus at Redtwist Theatre Credit: Tom McGrath//TCMcGPhotography History is full of bloodbaths, and Shakespeare has never shied away ...

What’s the difference between a clown and a fool? You might think the question moot, given the ample prevalence of both types in and around the White House. But it’s the central issue in “Gary: A ...

What's the sound of this particular world? "It's man devouring man, my dear/And who are we to deny it in here?" That couplet, as good a summary of "Titus Andronicus" as any you'll find, actually comes ...