Off Broadway Review : TITUS ANDRONICUS - Bored and Confused?

Is Shakespeare's bloodiest play a tragedy, a comedy, or something gloriously in between? I reviewed Titus Andronicus produced by Red Bull Theater Company, starring Patrick Page (Hadestown), now playing at the Pershing Square Signature Center's Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre through April 19, 2026. Was I bored? Was I confused? Let's get into it. 🎭 TITUS ANDRONICUS | Red Bull Theater Company 📍 Pershing Square Signature Center, Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre 🗓️ Through April 19, 2026 ⚠️ Content warning: This production contains graphic and sexual violence, blood, loud noises, firearms, and fog and haze effects. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — Intro & Content Warning 00:33 — What I Knew Going In 01:23 — History of the Play & Red Bull Theater 03:45 — What Is Titus Andronicus About? 05:40 — Positives: The Cast 07:43 — Negatives: Tone, Pacing & Directorial Quibbles 11:14 — Was I Bored? Was I Confused? 11:51 — Wrap-Up & Should You See It? 12:58 — How I Got Tickets & Where to Sit 13:24 — Where to Get Discount Tickets Titus Andronicus is one of Shakespeare's earliest and most debated plays — and it is rarely produced. So when Red Bull Theater does it with Patrick Page at the center in an intimate 2-hour production, you pay attention. I talk about the tonal tug-of-war between tragedy and dark comedy, what Patrick Page brings to this role, why the second act works so much better than the first, and what I'm still waiting for someone to do with this wild, bloody, insane play. 🎟️ Discount tickets available on TDF and TodayTix 🔔 Subscribe for more Off-Broadway and Broadway reviews:    / @matthewhardymusical   📺 Watch the full review:    • Off Broadway Review : TITUS ANDRONICUS - B...