Black Medea

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Event Black Medea
Venue Belvoir St Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW
First Date 14 April 2005
Opening Date 14 April 2005
Last Date 8 May 2005
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description In this riveting reworking of Euripides' play, Medea is a young indigenous woman who after leaving her family and desert country behind, finds herself in a loveless partnership with the drunken and violent Jason. When Medea attempts to flee home with their young son, Jason makes her promise that she will never take the child from the house. In a breathtaking act of revenge and sacrifice, Medea killls her young child... the child that was the father's heart.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Tragedy
Subjects Family
Indigenous Australia
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Clive Cavanagh Actor
Kyole Dungay Actor
Margaret Harvey Actor
Aaron Pedersen Actor
Justine Saunders Actor
Christina Smith Designer
Wesley Enoch Director
Kyle Rowling Fight Director
Rachel Burke Lighting Designer
Wesley Enoch Playwright
Euripides Playwright
Jethro Woodward Sound Designer
Tiffany Noack Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Greece
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Revised version of Wesley Enoch's adaptation of Euripides' play (commissioned by Malthouse Theatre). An earlier version was produced by Sydney Theatre Company in 2000.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Flyer PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Programme
Event Identifier 65627
Dataset AusStage