In this bloody revenge drama, Titus returns victorious from battle with Tamora, Queen of the Goths, her lover Aaron, and her three children as prisoners. When he kills Tamora's eldest in a ritual sacrifice, the seeds of hatred take root. A chain of brutal plots and counterplots follow - Titus's remaining sons are framed then murdered, his daughter is raped and mutilated, and he cuts off his own hand after a false promise to release his imprisoned sons. Eventually Titus reaps his own revenge in a clever, but horrific, twist of fortunes. THE STAGING: With themes as current today as when Shakespeare wrote the play, Titus is set in a contemporary world.