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Medusa And The Monsters We Make

REVIEW BY JESSICA FANWONG EDITED BY OLIVIA DI GRAZIA Written and directed by Bronte Lemaire, Medusa is an evocative reclamation of the popular Greek myth, illuminating the gendered violence and macabre power plays often obscured in the age of gods and heroes. The overarching story remains fairly faithful to the canonical tale: at the show’s outset, Medusa (Ruby Grinter) serves as high priestess in Athena’s … Continue reading Medusa And The Monsters We Make

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Medusa and the Ouroboros of Violence Against Women

REVIEW BY AZMY AZURITE EDITED BY AUDREY MCKENZIE Medusa may have been blindfolded yet I left the theatre gagged.  Medusa sheds light on the horror of being a woman in an age of gendered violence, recontextualising a famous Greek myth in such a way that it reverberated down to my bone marrow. This is the third production by Four Letter Word Theatre that I have … Continue reading Medusa and the Ouroboros of Violence Against Women

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