Medea
From: Wednesday, 8th July 2009
To: Saturday, 11 July 2009
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Synopsis
Vulnerable outcaste, jilted lover and scheming sorceress. Without Medea's help, Jason would never have acquired the Golden Fleece, never have arrived safely back to claim his kingdom, never have had the success that followed, never have had his two beautiful sons. Such devotion surely deserves repayment.
Our Review:
9 July 2009
This modern adaptation of the Euripdes’ Medea is a co-production between Contact and Passion Productions set in a Council Estate in South Manchester rather than Ancient Corinth.Medea (Danielle Henry) is an embittered woman struggling to bring up two children after her husband Jason (Drew Carter-Cain) has left for Glauke, the Kings’ daughter. Consumed with rage and having lost all sense of reason and rationale, Medea plots a revenge so drastic it is almost unthinkable. No amount of reasoning by Nana (Margaret Henshaw) or Manny (Niven Ganner) will dissuade her from this course of action.
This lustful relationship between Jason and Medea is fraught with political complications, regret and passion which is eventually what destroys it beyond repair. The interaction between Henry and Carter-Cain is strong and very believable. The atmosphere is intense and at times you could hear a pin drop as the audience were held in rapture, awaiting the outcome of Medea’s terrib...
Cast
Danielle Henry (Medea)
Drew Carter-Cain (Jason)
Margaret Henshaw (Nana)
Niven Ganner (Manny)
Amy Pearson (Glauke)
Creative
Euripides (Author)
Contact Theatre (Producer)
Passion Productions (Producer)
Liz Lochhead (Producer)
Rachel Brogan (Director)
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