Dominic Cooke directs Sophie Okonedo and Ben Daniels in a visionary adaptation of Medea at Soho Place.
Sophie Okonedo plays the female protagonist. She brings her visceral, mercurial brilliance to the role, showing the power of women. Okonedo’s longtime collaborator Ben Daniels plays Jason. Together, they’ve starred in Haunted Child at the Royal Court. Now, they lead the powerful ancient Greek drama, a play that, according to London Theatre "spellbindingly takes on the patriarchy."
The Medea play sees the title character transform from a lover into a destroyer of love. At first, Medea marries Jason, the leader of the Argonauts.After years of marriage and raising two children — Mermerus and Pheres — Jason leaves Medea for Glauce, a younger princess. In a blazing reaction, Medea sets out on a quest for revenge against the men who abandoned her. The timeless play explores themes revenge, justice, and the consequences of betrayal, all with a focus on women.
Euripides wrote Medea. It's unknown when it was written, but early performances date as far back as 431 BC. The 20th-century American poet Robinson Jeffers adapted Medea to successful acclaim — Okonedo and Daniels star in a revival of the Robinson Jeffers version.
1h 40m (no interval)
10th February, 2023
22nd April, 2023
15+
By: Euripides, adapted by Robinson Jeffers
Director: Dominic Cooke
Cast list: Sophie Okonedo, Ben Daniels, Marion Bailey, Alicia Charles, Leda Hodgson, Penny Layden, Jo McInnes, Tom Peters, Amy Trigg
Set: Vicki Mortimer
Costume: Helen Johnson
Lighting: Neil Austin
Sound: Gareth Fry
Railway station: Euston
Bus numbers: (Tottenham Ct Rd Station) 7, 10, 14, 24, 29, 73, 134, 242; (New Oxford St) 1, 8, 25, 55, 98, 176, 390
Night bus numbers: (Tottenham Ct Rd Station) 7, 10, 14, 24, 134, 242, N7, N29, N35, N68, N73, N253, N279; (New Oxford St) 25, 176, 390, N1, N8, N41, N55, N98, N171, N207
Car park: YMCA Great Russell Street (2mins), Holborn Selkirk House Museum Street (5mins)
Directions from tube: The theatre can be seen from the station, on the corner of the crossroads between Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street.
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Access performances
Captioned Performance: Friday 14th April 2023 @ 7:30pm
Audio Described: Saturday 18th March 2023 @ 2:30pm
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