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Let’s face it, Greek tragedy is often earnest, obscure or boring. Not this Medea

Plus: a summer festival offering from the Arcola that, despite being aimed at the lumpen trustafariat, high on MDMA, is pretty good

Terribly, terribly English: Helen McCrory as Medea [Richard Hubert Smith]
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