The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius

A Rumble Theatre (Vancouver) production, Presented by The Cultch by Colleen Murphy. Adapted from William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus. The Society for the Destitute — five lumpy, stumpy performers on the fringe of civilization — decide to put on a contemporary version of Titus Andronicus, but as you might predict, this is not your average night of Shakespeare. They sometimes forget their lines, say what they want to, or refuse to stay dead when they are killed. And as only clowns are able, they turn the tables on us, the audience, and present us with our own foibles in a way that is both hilarious and inevasible. ‘The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius’ is an inspired marriage of Shakespearian text, contemporary dialogue, and the French clown technique of bouffon. Audaciously satirical and physical, it is an unflinching look at war, rage, grief, and the delicate intersection of the beautiful and the grotesque in our world today. Showtimes: Nov 22, 8PM: Preview Nov 23, 8PM: Opening Night Nov 24 – 25, 28 – Dec 2, 8PM Nov 26, Dec 2 – 3, 2PM