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Shakespeare’s arc of horror strikes home
GORDON PARSONS just about escaped unscathed from Titus Andronicus, the Elizabethan equivalent of a snuff movie

Titus Andronicus at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

3/5

SHAKESPEARE’S early revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus has been called the most notoriously sensational play in the dramatic repertoire.

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