Titus at Q theatre

A chance to bring Shakespeare to a new generation!

Fractious Tash is a new theatre company comprising of director Benjamin Henson and seven male graduate actors of Unitec. Originally performed over four nights as part of the Unitec course, we have been lucky enough to receive programming to restage this captivating adaptation of Titus Androniucs at Auckland's Q Theatre Loft 29th May - 8th June 2013.

Chosen from over 30 applicants this is the first year of Q Theatre's 'Q present' scheme which sees them fronting the majority of production costs. Q theatre is extremely excited to have included us in their first year of co-presentation productions; reaching new generations of audiences by offering a unique experience of Shakespeare through our production - TITUS.

We are seeking support for further rehearsal and production costs, as well as to secure key members or the creative team including our amazing lighting designer, stage manager and lighting operators. Without these guys we wouldn't have a show!

Your support will make you a part of the team striving to bring this little-known Shakespeare piece to life.

What's TITUS all about?

Set within a barren wasteland where only brutality equates power, a tribe of scavengers clamber among the debris to find anything to help them recount the story of a legend - Titus Andronicus and his mutilated daughter, Lavinia.

In this lost boys' fantasy of war and seduction, all repercussion is abandoned in a strife for power - encapsulating the one thing we all know but fail to learn from -  revenge is a childish pursuit.

This explosive, all-male, adaptation of Shakespeare's most acidic work is told at break-neck speed with just seven actors.

Cannibalism...

Cupcakes... and of course, Nicki Minaj!

JON US - AND LET US PERFORM FOR YOU!
This marks Fractious Tashs' first performance in Auckland, and is the opportunity for you - our amazing audience - to give us the helping push that gets us there. The performance is set to be explosive, compelling and haunting - so please - join us, let us perform for you and sit in the audience filled with pride that you helped make this project possible.

Loads of admiration in advance, from all the Titus boys - Ben, Paul, David, Cole, James, Eli and the Jasons.

Q Theatre - Titus