Natalie Haynes | The Myth of Medea Retold
Recorded: Sun 23 Nov 2025
Duration: 1 hour 15 mins
Natalie Haynes | The Myth of Medea Retold
Winter 2025
The rock star mythologist returns! The star of BBC Radio 4’s Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics brings us her electrifying one-woman show about Medea – priestess, witch, and daughter of a brutal king. When Jason and his Argonauts set sail in search of the Golden Fleece, their quest is filled with peril at every turn. Jason’s survival may depend on Medea, who alone has the power to save him.
But what will it cost? Will Medea betray her family and her home for the sake of a stranger? And what will she demand in return? Together, Medea and Jason seize their one chance of a life together, as the gods intend. Yet from the very beginning their love is steeped in vengeance, and no one – not even those closest to them – will escape the consequences.
Based on Euripides’ classic tragedy, this is Medea as you’ve never seen her before: an ancient myth brought vividly to life by a phenomenal storyteller. A total treat!
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