Medea

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Event Medea
Venue Teatros del Canal, Madrid, Spain
Umbrella Event Festival De Otono
First Date 16 November 2018
Last Date 17 November 2018
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description This modern version of Euripides tragedy premiered in 2014 in the Dutch capital to the enthusiasm of international critics. Stone was inspired by an event he read about in the press to bring a Greek myth to the present day: the case of Debora Green, a doctor who, in 1995, after a turbulent divorce, set fire to her house with her two children inside. In doing this, the director and playwright addresses the same tragic issues as Euripides, but in a contemporary story. Furthermore, Stone works with his actors for a very long time during the writing process so as to use their skills and incorporate them into the characters and gain authenticity. Performed in Dutch with Spanish surtitles.

After involuntary confinement in a psychiatric hospital, Anna, once a successful doctor, is determined to put things right. Willing to forgive her husband’s affair with a younger woman, she wants a fresh start with him and their children. But he has different plans. Sidelined and in danger of losing everything, she is driven into a corner and sees only one
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Adaptation
Subjects Divorce
Family
Murder
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Evgenia Brendes Actor
Fred Goessens Actor
Aus Greidanus Actor
Marieke Heebink Actor Anna
Eva Heijnen Actor
Faas Jonkers Actor Child actor
Poema Kitseroo Actor Child actor
Bart Slegers Actor
Simon Stone Adaptor
An D'Huys Costume Designer
Simon Stone Director
Peter Van Kraaij Dramaturg/e
Bernie van Velzen Lighting Designer
Euripides Playwright
Joost Kuiper Producer
Marcelle Kuiper Producer
Bob Cousins Set Designer
Stefan Gregory Sound Designer
Vera Hoogstad Translator
Peter Van Kraaij Translator
Works
Text Nationality Greece
Production Nationality Netherlands
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.madrid.org/fo/2018/en/medea.html
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 165323