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Medea by Jean Anouilh
It is hard for all things to be born into this world,
And it is hard for them to die…
Medea is one of the eternal myths by which we understand more about the
world and ourselves, as we appreciate something of what it is to be both
the ultimate 'outsider' and a consummate 'insider'. Jean Anouilh's play
is an adaptation to the modern world of a myth about a woman scorned
because of expediency and obliterated in the process. She exacts revenge
in the only way left open to her. Anouilh's version is realistic and
tense: Medea has no way out, and the consequences are terrible.
Departure hosts Soulfire Theatre's second performance of this powerful drama. Through it they explore the themes and emotions of the 'outsider' in a world where the ambition for power knows no bounds: love and life can easily be sacrificed and justifications fly off the tongues of the 'civilised' without even the slightest flick of an eyelid.
Medea
By Jean Anouilh
Adapted and directed by Hussain Ismail
Friday 23rd October 7pm
Departure
649 Commercial Road, Limehouse, E14 7LW
Algebra by Hussain Ismail
Algebra is the new play in development by playwright Hussain Ismail. Soulfire Theatre is providing support by organising readings and looking for possible funding to further develop the work and ultimately stage the play. Soulfire Theatre organised a reading of ALGEBRA at Departure in April 2009. The next stage of development is a rewrite and then developing it specifically for the stage.
Algebra is about the struggles of two Bangladeshi British brothers who are on a mission to rescue their youngest brother who has been kidnapped by Fate. The play is evocative, surreal and poetic. It is about the struggle to exist by any means necessary.
