TITUS ANDRONICUS (1955, 1957)

Written by: William Shakespeare

Directed: Peter Brook

Decor and music: Peter Brook

Location: the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre

Opened: Titus Andronicus was first presented in August 1955
Tour of "Titus Andronicus" began May 6 - June 22, 1957, and included Paris (the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt), Venice, Belgrade, Vienna, and Warsaw. After the tour's conclusion, the play reopened at the Stoll Theatre, London, July 1, 1957

Cast (Aug 1955): Vivien Leigh (as Lavinia), Laurence Olivier (as Titus Andronicus), Anthony Quayle (as Aaron), Ian Holm, Alan Webb, and Maxine Audley.
Cast (1957): Vivien Leigh (as Lavinia), Laurence Olivier (as Titus Andronicus), Anthony Quayle (as Aaron), Maxine Audley (as Tamora), Michael Murray (Alarbus), Kevin Miles (Chiron), Lee Montague (Demetrius), and Alan Webb (as Marcus Andronicus).

Tynan: As Lavinia, Vivien Leigh received the news that she is about to be ravished on her husband's corpse with little more than the mild annoyance of one who would have preferred foam rubber.
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