joel fishbane

shakespeare unbard

a 38 episode podcast in which joel fishbane explores each of Shakespeare's plays, offering tidbits, trivia, and revisionist interpretations of all those plays they made you read in school. 

Shakespeare Unbard Episode 07. Titus Andronicus: A Slasher Film Before There Were Slasher Films

Horror is not a popular genre for theatre or for Shakespeare, but he tackled it in Titus Andronicus and, if taken from that perspective, it becomes a show far more unique than its detractors might think. In this episode of Shakespeare Unbard, Joel Fishbane discusses this bloody and brutal play. 

Word of warning: this episode of Shakespeare Unbard discuses Titus Andronicus, a play that deals in adult themes. Viewer discretion is advised.

In this episode, you'll hear quotes and clips from:

Shakespeare, William. "Titus Andronicus"  Librivox Recording.

Shakespeare, William. The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus . (The Riverside Shakespeare) Houghton and Mifflin, 1974.

Reviewed:

 

Taymor, Julie. Titus. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1999.

 

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