Medea

The third production of Euripides by Classic Productions and the University of Otago, Medea complements Hippolytus and Bacchae as an examination of the conflict between Nature (the gods) and human emotion. The story of Medea and Jason is perhaps one of the longest running of the Greek myths and has been central to the imagination of Western Europe since the 16th century, appearing as opera, dance, burlesque and drama. The text that accompanies the videotape is prefaced by an introduction that combines analysis with elements of the play's theatrical history.