Tom Paulin’s Medea Heads for Lowry, 13 April
Northern Broadsides return to the Lowry with their UK tour
of Euripides’ Greek tragedy Medea in a new version adapted by Tom
Paulin.
director Barrie Rutter, who aims to instil the company’s trademark
vitality, directness and energy to ignite the dramatic voltage found
within the play.
Alone; betrayed by a husband she sacrificed everything for,
Medea unleashes a horrific vengeance on her enemies, making both
assassins and victims of her own children.
Featuring one of the most powerful female roles in the history
of drama, Medea is an intense story fuelled by passion, hatred and
deadly rage. Heroic yet deadly, sympathetic yet appalling, Medea’s
barbaric actions will stir your emotions as you find yourself
irresistibly drawn into the nightmare world of this spectacularly
vengeful woman.
Playwright and poet Paulin has previously published two versions of Greek drama on stage, Riot Act – based on Sophocles – and Seize the Fire, a version of Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound.
He said: “Medea is the greatest woman’s part in Greek classical
drama. She’s a very powerful, ferocious and highly intelligent. Anyone
coming to see the play must expect to have their heart-strings torn.”
As well as directing the production Rutter will also be performing on stage in the role of Creon. Nina Kristofferson (I Cover The Waterfront) stars as Medea, while the cast also features Kulvinder Ghir (Goodness Gracious Me) as Jason and Fine Time Fontayne as Ageus.
Following its visit to Liverpool, the new production ends its tour at The Lowry in Salford Quays from Tuesday 13 April.
