An intense story of passion, hatred and deadly rage at The Lowry
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned….
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Medea
Interviews available on request
Tue 13 – Sat 17 April 2010
Press night: Tue 13 April, 8pm
Kulvinder Ghir (Goodness Gracious Me, The Real McCoy, Bend it Like Beckham) and Michelle Hardwick (The Royal) star in Tom Paulin’s gripping new adaption of Euripides’s Greek tragedy, Medea.
Alone; betrayed by a husband she sacrificed everything for, Medea unleashes a horrific vengeance on her enemies, making both assassins and victims of her own children.
Featuring one of the most powerful female roles in the history of drama, Medea is an intense story fuelled by passion, hatred and deadly rage. Heroic yet deadly, sympathetic yet appalling Medea’s barbaric actions will stir your emotions as you find yourself irresistibly drawn into the nightmare world of this spectacularly vengeful woman.
Writer Tom Paulin said about the production “Medea is an intense, gruelling tragic play about that very rare form of murder, matricide. Anyone coming to see the play must expect to have their heart-strings torn”
Playwright and poet Paulin has published eight collections of poetry as well as two versions of Greek drama on stage – Riot Act (based on Sophocles) and Seize the Fire (1990), a version of Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound. He is also known for his appearances on the BBC's Newsnight Review. Currently he is the G. M. Young Lecturer in English Literature at Hertford College, Oxford.
The Lowry celebrates its 10th anniversary on 28 April 2010 and has spent 10 years delighting, engaging and challenging both local and national audiences with the very best in visual art and performance. The Lowry Centre Trust is a not-for-profit charitable organisation and registered charity (no. 1053962). All income supports our world-class Theatres and Galleries programme, the care and display of the LS Lowry Collection and our life-changing Community and Education work. The Lowry’s Chief Executive, Julia Fawcett was awarded an OBE for services to the Arts in the Queen’s 2010 New Year Honours list.
Posted on Tuesday, 16 March 2010 under Press Theatre Press