Medea: Ancient and Modern

Actor Helen McCrory, writer Ben Power and director Carrie Cracknell talk about Euripides' Medea as a contemporary story and how it is still a relevant play for today.

Medea: Women in Ancient Greece

Sep 3rd, 2014 27m 28s

Historian Bettany Hughes and theatre scholar Oliver Taplin discuss the place of women in religion and their depiction as dangerous and tragic figures.

Helen McCrory in conversation

Sep 1st, 2014 30m 53s

Helen McCrory talks to Genista McIntosh about her acting career and her experience preparing for the role of Medea in Ben Power's new version.

Medea: Motives and Murder

Aug 27th, 2014 33m 19s

Forensic psychiatrist Christopher Cordess and academic Julia Stroud discuss the depiction of revenge killing in Medea, reflecting on the reality of similar actions and their psychological impact.This is a recording of a live Platform event.

Medea: Act of Madness

Aug 21st, 2014 30m 15s

Is Medea's behaviour determined by 'madness'? Classicist Edith Hall and psychiatrist Femi Oyebode discuss this question with Genista McIntosh.This is a recording of a live Platform event.

Carrie Cracknell and Tom Scutt on Medea

Aug 15th, 2014 23m 7s

Director Carrie Cracknell and designer Tom Scutt talk to Kate Mosse about their collaboration on Medea in the Olivier Theatre. This is a recording of a live Platform event from August 2014. Medea will be broadcast live from the National The

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