Medea

By Euripides
Translation by Philip Vellacott
Adaptation by Linda Hardy

Director: Linda Hardy
Composer, Music Director: John Mills-Cockell
Choreography: Kaz Piesowocki
Set Design: Nathan Brown
Costume Design: Hannah Matiachuk, Rene Linares, Caroline Hearn-Kehoe
Lighting Design: Amanda Gougeon
Stage Manager: Chris Sibbald

Disturbing yet powerful, this Greek tragedy of betrayal and revenge chronicles the passionate story of Medea, a woman whose love ultimately leads to her destruction. Based on the myth of Jason and Medea, it was first produced in 431 BCE and continues to impact audiences today.

Read interview with John Mills-Cockell and Adrian Chamberlain in Times Colonist article.

$6 PREVIEWS
Previews @ 8pm: March 17 & 18 at 8 pm

March 19 - 28, 2009
Evenings @ 8pm: March 19 (Opening Night), 20, 21, 23* 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
Matinee @ 2pm: March 28

* NEW performance night added! Monday March 23

FREE Pre-Show lecture: March 20 @ 7 pm
Join Associate Professor Ingrid E. Holmberg from UVic’s Department of Greek and Roman Studies for a lecture entitled "Medea: From Ancient Myth to Modern Production." Read more about the lecture in a Times Colonist article.

Box Office: Opens March 11, 2009
Call: 250.721.8000

Seating Plan: Chief Dan George