Medea London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (41)
See it if Really strong performances
Don't see it if Triggering stuff
See it if you enjoy a night of tension and intrigue, fuelled by genius staging and captivating performances
Don't see it if you don't enjoy the Greek texts
See it if you like incredible acting, Sophie once again steals another production, you like classic greek tragedy taken slightly into modern day, wow.
Don't see it if you don't appreciate phenomenal acting, you prefer action over dialogue, you don't enjoy greek plays/ or tragedies, graphic text offends you
See it if you're interested in a riveting, unforgettable, take on the Greek tragedy with strong lead performances and interesting directorial touches.
Don't see it if you're expecting a large production: this is an intimate setting with minimal sets & costumes, also if Greek tragedy is not your idea of fun Read more
See it if you are happy to see a play for terrific acting rather than set, catchy story, etc. (3 people on stage flinging emotions at each other here)
Don't see it if you could get upset over verbal descriptions of graphic violence or if you won't enjoy a play that slowly builds up to a dramatic conclusion Read more
See it if You like intense plays with a dark plot. Plays with minimal staging and great acting.
Don't see it if You’re looking for a light play. Can be a bit slow and monotone at times.
See it if you are looking for a new take on the ancient myth. A clever set design using @sohoplace's in-the-round design to its full advantage.
Don't see it if you cannot endure one-act, intense performances requiring certain context knowledge, or you are looking for dazzling spectacles. Read more
See it if So if you want to see an intimate show, this is worth a watch, not everyone’s cup of tea. Overall a very good performance.
Don't see it if If you don’t like intimate shows, or Greek myth ology
Critic Reviews (11)
"It’s great to see Okonedo back - she must spend her periods away charging her batteries in order to release another skinless, vivid, wrenching performance."
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"Medea is as much victim as villain in Dominic Cooke’s psychologically subtle and subversive production, and Ben Daniels is superb playing all the puffed up men in her life."
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"Okonedo and The Crown's Ben Daniels bring terrific intensity to Dominic Cooke's production of the harrowing Greek tragedy"
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"There were repeated trickles of laughter throughout the evening, a reminder of how difficult it can be to bridge the gap between ancient and modern sensibilities."
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“Given the intensity and intimacy of the performances, and how the central drama is already enhanced by the reactions of the onlookers, it feels like overkill to add alarms and helicopters to Gareth Fry’s busy soundscape, and in particular the clichéd crutch of an actual storm.”
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"The staging reverberates with such resonances: it feels at once mythic and modern. ... Sophie Okonedo emerges from the carnage defiant, irrevocably damaged, but cleansed. It is a sensational performance in a production of riveting acuity."
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“It’s pretty remarkable seeing one of the world’s oldest plays in one of its newest theatres, and also seeing how in that gap of almost two-and-a-half millennia the role of women in society hasn’t changed as much as we like to think.”
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"This is a bleak and harsh production. It's inevitability makes for a breath-holding display of unflinching gut wrench, while Okonedo is worth the ticket price alone."
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