Medusa is “just an angry middle-aged woman” Emma Burnell explains in the questions and answers after the performance of her latest play VENOM. Perhaps there’s an element of truth behind that description of the Mythical character. Nobody will ever know the truth!
Burnell brings the aged Medusa to the stage. She describes how her life became the way it was and why she chose to live reclusive on an Island away from others and to find peace and solace.
Touching on the Mythical storyline between Medusa and Athena. Burnell in the role of the angry mythical character entertains the audience through storytelling and music. This version of Medusa is an ageing Theatre performer who uses storytelling and music to reminisce and debunk some of the myths that shroud her public image.
Percy (Will Meadows) appears at the end of Medusa’s performance. Angry, full of vengeance and desperate to make a stand against the strong image Medusa holds. His girlfriend finished with him as she had enough of his behaviour, who could blame her after seeing how he behaves!
The storyline has plenty of potential to be extended with other settings for the characters would work equally as well. The strength behind the story is in the script rather than the setting. The characters are rounded and you aren’t left with any loose ends or wondering what happens next.
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Three Stars
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