medea 1996

Translated by David Stuttard after Euripides.

They perform these ancient plays with such conviction that they bring tears to the eyes and make the hair at the nape of the neck bristle. The Times

a production that deploys some striking dramatic devices…Tamsin Shasha in the title role moves eloquently from pride to anger to violent despair and eventual deification. Time Out

a gripping adaptation by acclaimed theatre company Actors of Dionysus. They rip into the play with a flourish that breathes new life and animation into an ancient tale. Fulham Chronicle

A lively, modern translation which will have a lot to offer to contemporary audiences. Western Morning News

compelling performances by Tamsin Shasha as the anandoned wife and Steven Yule as Jason, her cheating husband. West Sussex County Times

My 6th form insisted that your production was the best play they had seen in ages, probably ever. Medea was a wonderfully humane interpretation and the cast all excellent. So thankyou. Francis Holland School

Shasha has carved a niche in roles of embittered intensity, and her Medea is awesome, yet vulnerable and painfully human – a Medea most foul but righteous. Yorkshire Evening Press

David Stuttard’s tranlsation was fluent and free from archaic idiom and his direction of the piece was swift and unfussy. Tamsin Shasha played the virtually unplayable role with considerable range from tenderness to incandescent rage. Steven Yule was excellent as well…look out for the next visit of Actors of Dionysus. St Andrews Citizen