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
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4mins
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
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6mins
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
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4mins
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
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3mins
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
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27mins
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
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30mins
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
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33mins
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
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30mins
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
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23mins