Bloody 'Titus Andronicus' thrusts home; There's new vitality, but play's not for squeamish.(ARTS & CULTURE)(THEATER)

The Washington Times | April 21, 2007 | Copyright

Byline: T.L. Ponick, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Hats off to the Shakespeare Theatre Company for having the courage to mount a new production of William Shakespeare's always-controversial "Titus Andronicus." Kudos as well to director Gale Edwards and her highly skilled troupe of actors, who take the drama seriously, transforming its two-dimensional roles into surprisingly complex character studies.

Traditionally demeaned as Shakespeare's worst play and very possibly not entirely written by the Bard, "Titus" is a bloody-minded curiosity. Ironically, though, it also ...

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