Sophie Okonedo and Ben Daniels are superb in this stirring tale of injustice and revenge, Alice Payne reviews. At its debut in 431 BC, Medea only came third in the annual tragedies competition. With its unsettling story of betrayal, vengeance and filicide, perhaps the ancient Greeks weren't sure what to make of it. Contrary to their feminine ideals, the titular Medea is calculating, fiery and tenacious. She refuses to be used like a pawn by the men in her life and writes a ruthless new ending to their collective tale, with devastating effect. This latest production by Dominic Cooke makes powerful work of the paradox at its heart; that Medea is both the villain and the hero of her story. Sophie Okonedo is mesmerising as Medea – a character one ought to hate but can't. Her searing performance captures a woman veering between monstrous and deeply human, who even in her worst moments is driven by a pain so visceral it radiates like heat across the stage. For me, this was sligh
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