Overview
Award-winning performance makers Shock Therapy Arts put their signature touch on this timely Greek Classic.
One of the great plays of the western canon, this psychological thriller follows the story of Medea, as the pressures of court politics, family, and discrimination within the patriarchy start to unravel her world. Themes that are, unfortunately, just as relevant today.
This stylised and minimal production combines traditional Greek Theatre with Epic Theatre, Physical Theatre, and multiple role-playing to deliver an intense and gripping experience, accompanied by a thumping contemporary soundtrack.
Themes
- Betrayal and Revenge
- Passion
- Manipulation, Gender and Power
Curriculum Links
Drama, English
Dramatic Form and Style
- Greek Theatre
- Physical theatre
- Brechtian / Epic Theatre
- Contemporary Theatre
- Theatre of Social Comment
Dramatic Conventions
- Direct address
- Magical realism
- Slow motion
- Flashbacks/flash forwards
- Narration
- Monologue
- Multiple role playing
- Mime
- Live music
Learning Resources
Credits
- Devised & Directed by Sam Foster and Hayden Jones
- Sound Design by Guy Webster
- Lighting Design by Geoff Squires
- Cast Sarah McLeod, Sam Foster, Hayden Jones
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