Cast announced for Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare’s Globe in 2023

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Titus Andronicus in 2023.

The production will run at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse from 19 January to 15 April 2023.

Directed by Jude Christian (Dark Night  of the Soul, Nanjing, Shakespeare’s Globe), 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 said: “I’m so excited to be directing this ultra-violent play in the very intimate candlelit 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.”

The creative team is made up of assistant director Indiana Lown-Collins, co-designers Rose Elnile & Grace Venning, composer Jasmin Kent Rodgman, costume supervisor Sian Harris, movement director Glynn Macdonald, head of voice Tess Dignan, lighting designer Ali Hunter, seasonal voice coach Katie Heath. Casting is by Becky Paris, Head of Casting at Shakespeare’s Globe.

For more information and tickets, visit shakespearesglobe.com