Medea: The River Runs Backwards
An adaptation of Euripides play
Medea: The River Runs Backwards was a physical theatre adaptation of Euripides' tragedy in Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre's house style, which used the methods of butoh dance theatre, the Suzuki Method of Actor Training and Anne Bogart’s the Viewpoints. Zoë assisted director, Drew der Kinderen, in reworking the text. Together they adapted exerts from Euripides play and wrote new scenes. The result was a contemporary interpretation, combining multimedia, music, and movement.
Director: Drew der Kindren
Assistant Director: Zoë Tuffin and Melissa Budd
Producer: Soonufat Supramaniam
Set Designer: Christine Urquhart
Lighting Designer: Andrew Haden
Costme Designer: Julian Napier
Composer: Thom Murphy
Dramaturg: Ian Lawson
Stage Manager: Nicole Goulter
Cast: Lauren Jackson, Eric Berryman, Peter Cossar, Mollie Yang, Brennan Campbell, Stephanie Allsopp, Melissa Budd, Hannah Farrelly, Rachel Gobel, Laura McAloney, Elle Mickel, and Mackenzie Pinder
Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre, Studio 3, Old Museum Building, 2013
Zen’s Medea is a bold, fresh tackling of the text
- Baz McAlister, The Courier Mail
Medea The River Runs Backwards is the calibre of production that Zen Zen Zo have built their reputation on and it was extremely satisfying to experience it
- Bobbi Lea, Aussie Theatre
Photos by Chris Marr