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Medea

Medea is a wife and a mother. For the sake of her husband, Jason, she’s left her home and borne two sons in exile. But when he abandons his family for a new life, Medea faces banishment and separation... Read more

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Ranked #1

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Medea's Dress: Making Blood and Mud

Medea's Dress: Making Blood and Mud

Dyer and Textile Artist Rosie Maccurrach demonstrates the dyeing of Medea’s bloodied and mud-stained dress, worn by Hele... Read more

9 Jun 2015

4mins

Ranked #2

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Women in Greek Theatre

Women in Greek Theatre

This film explores the role of women in Ancient Greek society and the representation of female identity in Antigone, Wom... Read more

4 Mar 2015

6mins

Ranked #3

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Modern Interpretations of Greek Chorus

Modern Interpretations of Greek Chorus

Find out more about the theatre of Ancient Greece, with this film that examines the role of the chorus, a defining aspec... Read more

15 Jan 2015

4mins

Ranked #4

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Staging a contemporary Medea

Staging a contemporary Medea

Actor Helen McCrory, writer Ben Power and director Carrie Cracknell talk about Euripides' Medea as a contemporary story ... Read more

4 Sep 2014

3mins

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Women in Ancient Greece

Women in Ancient Greece

Historian Bettany Hughes and theatre scholar Oliver Taplin discuss the place of women in religion and their depiction as... Read more

3 Sep 2014

27mins

Ranked #6

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Helen McCrory in conversation

Helen McCrory in conversation

Helen McCrory talks to Genista McIntosh about her acting career and her experience preparing for the role of Medea in Be... Read more

1 Sep 2014

30mins

Ranked #7

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Motives and Murder

Motives and Murder

Forensic psychiatrist Christopher Cordess and academic Julia Stroud discuss the depiction of revenge killing in Medea, r... Read more

27 Aug 2014

33mins

Ranked #8

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Act of Madness

Act of Madness

Is Medea's behaviour determined by 'madness'? Classicist Edith Hall and psychiatrist Femi Oyebode discuss this question ... Read more

21 Aug 2014

30mins

Ranked #9

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Carrie Cracknell and Tom Scutt on Medea

Carrie Cracknell and Tom Scutt on Medea

Director Carrie Cracknell and designer Tom Scutt talk to Kate Mosse about their collaboration on Medea in the Olivier Th... Read more

15 Aug 2014

23mins

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