MEDEA [LIVE drama] by Shock Therapy

Drama  LIVE on stage 

60 mins

Award winning Qld performance makers Shock Therapy Productions 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, her world unravelling as she attempts to navigate the pressures of court politics, family, and discrimination within the patriarchy. Themes that are, unfortunately, just as relevant today. 

 MEDEA  [LIVE]
by Shock Therapy 

Tuesday 12 pm
10 MAY 2022

one only performance

A stylised and minimal production that combines traditional Greek Theatre, with Epic and Physical Theatre, and multiple role playing to deliver an intense and gripping experience accompanied by a thumping contemporary soundtrack.

Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. 

The plot centers on the actions of Medea, a former princess of the kingdom of Colchis, and the wife of Jason; she finds her position in the Greek world threatened as Jason leaves her for a Greek princess of Corinth. Medea takes vengeance on Jason ... discover how this story ends ...

"Shock Therapy Productions has birthed a new era of performance-making"
 - Nothing Ever Happens in Brisbane

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$20 | Conc $18 | Student $15

School groups : email to book. comp teacher group 10+

Earlybird before 31/12/21: Student $10