Euripides' tragic title character in "Medea" is one of those parts that actresses give their eye teeth (or even sacrifice their children) to play. She's a strong and committed woman with a wildly ...

The wail plays like a primitive call to prayer in some undetermined Middle Eastern city. The sound is low, primal, an almost guttural cry - and it takes a moment to realize that the noise is actually ...

Marshall Pynkoski, co-artistic director of Toronto's Opera Atelier, is fond of quoting Jean Cocteau on the question of style in art. In so many words, Cocteau said that style is something you aim with ...

Some of the most memorable operas revolve around family drama. Medea, written by Luigi Cherubini in the late 18th century, is based on the ancient Greek play by Euripides and the work of French ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Theatergoers who were hoping to catch Annette Bening in ‘Medea’ on ...

Okonedo and The Crown's Ben Daniels bring terrific intensity to Dominic Cooke's production of the harrowing Greek tragedy Dominic Cavendish has been writing about theatre and comedy since the ...