Day 93: The biggest problem with a Titus Andronicus stage production seems to be sourcing all the blood

Poster for Bill Alexander's 2003 production
from Wikipedia

 So Titus Andronicus has got some blood. Like, A LOT. It must be a challenge for directors to figure out how to capture the bloodiness of the play on stage. Ick.

Hitomi Manaka as Lavinia in Yukio Ninagawa's 2006 production (Taitasu Andoronikasu) at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre; note the use of red ribbons as a stylised substitute for bloodfrom Wikipedia

I actually like the red ribbons. It's pretty gruesome (but gruesomely pretty? no, too far). Plus it's a  lot less sticky for the actors than fake blood sauce.

Laura Rees as Lavinia in Lucy Bailey's 2006 production at Shakespeare's Globe; note the 'realistic' effects and bloodfrom Wikipedia

My hands! My hands!