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National Theatre Live: Medea

2014 · 90 min

A staged tragedy that tightens like a fist, all scorching monologues and dreadful inevitability, leaving you wrung out and shaken.

Overview: 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 from her children. Cornered, she begs for one day’s grace. It’s time enough. She exacts an appalling revenge and destroys everything she holds dear.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and bleak. Measured and demanding.
About: Revenge, betrayal, grief, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
betrayal
grief
isolation
morality
Places: single country house
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: true story
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none