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Titus
Andronicus is a play with 14 killings, 9 of them on stage,
6 severed members, 1 rape (or 2 or 3,
depending on how you count), 1 live burial, 1 case of insanity
and 1 of cannibalism-- an average of 5.2 atrocities
per act, or one for every 97 lines. Really, there's not
much more to say; that is the essence of the play. Titus Andronicus is a non-stop pot-boiler catalogue of abominations.
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I believe in bringing together
actors with willingness to form a powerful and exciting base from which to create magnificent and vibrant theatre. I am looking
for performers who wish to constantly change and evolve. As with all things, there are times when some will evolve quicker
than others, but it is a constant process. For that reason
it’s very hard to define exactly what it is I’m looking for. People’s need to ‘define’
is often what stops the process of innovation. The moment we try to define what theatre is, we would already be betraying
that definition. It’s a scary thing, but we must always push ourselves to take risks. Hopefully these risks
will bring moments of greatness, as well as moments of spectacular failure and desperation – but it is these moments
of failure and desperation that provoke the most exciting work. The one constant,
however, is the idea of the ‘company’, the ensemble, the collaboration. The successful makeup of this production
will be the hardest and most painful thing to achieve. If done well, however, then half the battle is already won.
The absolute commitment of everyone involved is essential. That commitment brings an ownership of the work that will
bring unparalleled results. I am interested in the actor as creator, not as a puppet. Quite simply,
this production is only as good and as exciting as the sum of the people who are involved in the creation of the work.
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