Titus Andronicus

Alternative title
The Shakespeare Plays
Synopsis
Television production of the play, as seen through the eyes of young Lucius (Paul Davies-Prowles). Starring Trevor Peacock in the title role and Eileen Atkins as Tamora.
Series
BBC Television Shakespeare
Language
English
Country
Great Britain; United States
Medium
Television; Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
10 Feb 1985
Transmission details
27 Apr 1985 at 20:40 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration
170 mins

Credits

Director
Jane Howell
Producer
Shaun Sutton
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Dudley Simpson
Costume
Colin Lavers
Art Direction
Tony Burrough
Choreographer
Malcolm Ranson
Cast
Trevor PeacockTitus Andronicus
Hugh QuarshieAaron
Eileen AtkinsTamora
Edward HardwickeMarcus Andronicus
Anna Calder-MashallLavinia
Brian ProtheroeSaturninus
Crispin RedmanQuintus
Deddie DaviesNurse
Derek FukeCaptain
Derek FukeThird Goth
Gavin RichardsLucius
John BenfieldCaius
John BenfieldFirst Goth
Michael CromptonChiron
Michael PackerMutius
Neil McCaulDemetrius
Nicholas GecksBassianus
Paul Davies-ProwlesYoung Lucius
Paul KellyPublius
Paul KellySecond Goth
Peter SearlesValentine
Peter SearlesFourth Goth
Tim PotterClown
Tom HunsingerMartius
Walter BrownEmillius

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Macbeth; Titus Andronicus
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus

Notes

Notes
The production is commercially available on DVD as part of the BBC TV SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION box set (see separate entry).
General
In this production director Jane Howell chooses to present the play though the eyes of Young Lucius, a framing device that also characterises Julie Taymor’s film version of Titus Andronicus (1999).
History
This production was the last to be recorded in the the seventh and final season (producer: Shaun Sutton). Recording took eight days.
Textual information
Between 1978 and 1986 the BBC published individual scripts of the series. Each volume of The BBC TV Shakespeare, ed. Peter Alexander et al. (London: British Broadcasting Corporation) contains the full text of the play (the Peter Alexander edition) with accompanying notes on the scene breaks and cuts made in the production, as well as a glossary. A general introduction to the play by series literary advisor John Wilders is followed by an essay on the production of the play by Henry Fenwick. This is based on interviews with actors, directors, and designers.
Reviews
Susan Willis, The BBC Shakespeare Plays: Making the Televised Canon (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1991).

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Name

Time-Life Films Inc

Phone
0101 201 843 4545
Address
PO Box 644
NJ 07652
USA

Distributor

Name

BBC Store

Web
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Notes
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Titus Andronicus". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/21736 (Accessed 06 Oct 2024)