Medea

UPDATED 17/3/20: THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT'S COVID-19 REGULATIONS. PLEASE CONTACT THE VENUE DIRECT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING TICKETS.

A must-see, radical re-imaging of the classic Greek tragedy MEDEA is coming to Brisbane after sell-out seasons in Sydney, London and Europe, playing at QPAC's Cremorne Theatre from Apr 28 to May 9, 2020.

This internationally celebrated work by acclaimed Australian theatre-makers Anne-Louise Sarks (Enemy of the People, Blasted) and Kate Mulvany (Jasper Jones, The Harp In The South) takes a smart, sharp and bittersweet look at the fine line that divides a regular life and an all-out tragedy.

Locked in their bedroom, two brothers play games to pass the time. They fight, they laugh, they jump up and down, they play dead…all under the watchful gaze of goldfish Cornelius, Hercules the teddy bear and a ceiling covered in glow-in-the-dark stars.

Downstairs, their parents - Medea and Jason - are arguing. As the shouting gets louder, the small confines of their bedroom is no longer able to protect the boys from the violence of the outside world. At some point in the next hour, their iconic fate, at the hands of their mother, will ensure that they enter mythology as two of the most tragic siblings of all time.

Told entirely from the perspective of Medea’s young sons, this searing production from MYTHS MADE HERE (the team behind the break-out hit Cinderella) will stay with you long after the curtain has closed.  

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