Medea based on Euripides

Simon Stone’s Medea, performed by Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, reimagined Euripides’ timeless tragedy within the confines of modern middle-class America. Inspired by a real-life criminal case, the play follows Anna, newly released from a psychiatric hospital, as she struggles to rebuild her life with her estranged husband Lucas after a history of betrayal and violence. Stone’s contemporary adaptation preserved the myth’s raw emotional power while reshaping it into an intense psychological thriller, exploring themes of love, revenge, and personal collapse with gripping immediacy.