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y separately published work icon Medea single work   drama  
Adaptation of Medea Euripides , 431 BCE single work drama
Note: Written by Kate Mulvany and Anne-Louise Sarks after Euripides. Original concept and Director Anne-Louise Sarks
Date: 2024
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Medea
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'Locked in their bedroom, two brothers play games to pass the time, as siblings do. Off-stage, their parents are having a very famous showdown. At an inevitable moment, the children will be drawn away from their games and into their parents' bitter argument. From there, they will enter mythology as the most tragic siblings of all time.'

Source: Black Swan Theatre Company.

Notes

  • 2013 Helpmann Awards nomination includes:

    Rory Potter : Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play

Production Details

  • First produced especially for Downstairs Theatre in association with Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) and performed at Belvoir Downstairs Theatre 13 October - 25 November 2012.

    Director: Anne-Louise Sarks.


    Produced by Black Swan Theatre Company and WA Youth Theatre Company, 8-25 August 2019, Studio Underground.

    Director: Sally Richardson.

    Set & Costume Designer: Bryan Woltjen.

    Lighting Designer: Lucy Birkinshaw.

    Movement Director: Laura Boynes.

    Cast: Hayley McElhinney.


    Produced by Queensland Theatre Company at Bille Brown Theatre, Brisbane, 11 May - 8 June 2024.

    Director: Daniel Evans.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2012
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Downstairs at Belvoir Fortitude Valley : Playlab , 2014 11976641 2014 selected work drama Fortitude Valley : Playlab , 2014
    • Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley - New Farm area, Brisbane - North East, Brisbane, Queensland,: Playlab , 2019 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 July 2019
      ISBN: 9781925338829

Works about this Work

Medea Scoops Awards Ashleigh Wilson , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 15 January 2013; (p. 13)
Star Turns, From Beginners to Edna Steve Dow , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 January 2013; (p. 9)
Two Stirrers Saddle Up as a Bell Rings Thrice on Stage Steve Dow , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 June 2013; (p. 20)
Highlights under Spotlights Jason Blake , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 December 2012; (p. 11)
Heinous Crime in Full View John McCallum , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 16 October 2012; (p. 15)

— Review of Medea Kate Mulvany , Anne-Louise Sarks , 2012 single work drama
New Spin on Classic Tragedy a Triumph of Invention Jason Blake , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 October 2012; (p. 10)

— Review of Medea Kate Mulvany , Anne-Louise Sarks , 2012 single work drama
Heinous Crime in Full View John McCallum , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 16 October 2012; (p. 15)

— Review of Medea Kate Mulvany , Anne-Louise Sarks , 2012 single work drama
Highlights under Spotlights Jason Blake , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 December 2012; (p. 11)
Star Turns, From Beginners to Edna Steve Dow , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 January 2013; (p. 9)
Medea Scoops Awards Ashleigh Wilson , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 15 January 2013; (p. 13)
Two Stirrers Saddle Up as a Bell Rings Thrice on Stage Steve Dow , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 June 2013; (p. 20)
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