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A woman dressed in a black nightgown puts her hand in a blender. There is blood red fruit on the table and a set of kitchen knives ominously placed next to her.
A woman dressed in a black nightgown puts her hand in a blender. There is blood red fruit on the table and a set of kitchen knives ominously placed next to her.

Medea

by Euripedes, A New Version by Rachel Cusk, Directed by Rupert Goold

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25 Sep & 14 Nov 2015

Medea’s marriage is breaking up. And so is everything else. Testing the limits of revenge and liberty, Euripides’ seminal play cuts to the heart of gender politics and asks what it means to be a woman and a wife.

One of world drama’s most infamous characters is brought to controversial new life by Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold (The Merchant of Venice, King Charles III, American Psycho) and award-winning feminist writer Rachel Cusk (Outline, Aftermath).

Kate Fleetwood makes her Almeida debut in the title role.

Medea Production Supporter
Onassis Foundation

CAST & CREATIVES
Version Rachel Cusk
Direction Rupert Goold
Designer Ian MacNeil
Costume Holly Waddington
Light Neil Austin
Composition and Sound Adam Cork
Choreography Scott Ambler
Casting Julia Horan CDG
Assistant Direction Sara Joyce
Trainee Director David Loumgair

Cast
Michele Austin
Sarah Belcher
Amanda Boxer
Richard Cant
Andy de la Tour
Ruth Everett
Kate Fleetwood
Georgina Lamb
Emily Mytton
Charlotte Randle
Justin Salinger
Guillermo Bedward
Lukas Rolfe
Louis Sayers
Sam Smith
Xavier Moras Spencer
Joseph West