MEDEA AND JASON
The play holds the American Theatre Wing's Tony Award record for most wins for the same female lead character with Judith Anderson, Zoe Caldwell and Diana Rigg. In 1969 Pier Paolo Pasolini made a movie starring Maria Callas.
This is the sequel of Euripides's 431 BC masterpiece 'Medea'. The ups and downs of passionate love stories hasn't changed in 2500 years. She married him. He left her for a younger woman. They meet again 30 years after those tragic events in Corinth. Words exchanged, love songs too.
The play has been explored and interpreted by playwrights across the centuries and the world in a variety of ways and Medea's struggle to take charge of her own life in a male-dominated world.
★★★★★ "Loizou’s storytelling is impeccable – he holds our interest and has us wanting more without needing to resort to shock or twist; and his songs are beautifully played and sung" Mark Wickett, Stage Whispers
"songs are rendered with exquisite virtuosity. It's an intelligent show" THE BAREFOOTREVIEW
"six hauntingly beautiful love songs" Flora Georgiou, Stage Whispers
SPECIAL OFFER
See any two of the four shows on the same night at 6pm and 8pm for only $30.
THEATRE: 'CASANOVA, MORE THAN A PLAYBOY'
CABARET: 'BALLADS BY N. MOUSKOURI AND M. THEODORAKIS'
MUSIC: 'THE BEST ACOUSTIC SONGS OF ALL TIMES'
Praise for past works:
"A vivid raconteur"-THE AGE
"all heartfelt"- Adelaide Theatre Guide
"has passion, pathos"-The Advertiser
"deliciously beautiful"-THEATREPEOPLE
"soulful -InDaily
" terrific story-telling talents and skills" Tony Knight, Stage Whispers
Presented by: ATHENS PRODUCTIONS
BIOGRAPHY
Athens Productions
Loucas Loizou was born in Cyprus to Greek parents. He studied classical guitar when he was young and Pianoforte much later with the London’s Trinity College of Music.
He studied theatre directing with NIDA in Sydney and Film with the Radio, Film and TV School.
He worked with the BBC in London and with the CyBC TV in Cyprus. He appeared in numerous TV and radio programmes including the ABC.
While on holidays in London in 1974 Turkey invaded Cyprus and became a refugee and had to sing for his supper 2500 nights straight.
THEATRE
'Homer's Odyssey' – A Mini Musical 2019-2021 Adina Treasury Tunnels - Holden Street Theatres.
'Oedipus Rex, The King' – A Mini Musical 2018-2019
'Medea and Jason - A Mini Musical' 2019 - 2022
'Casanova, not just a playboy' 2022
Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts
Loucas Loizou plays on guitar a few original and contextualised songs which are rendered with exquisite virtuosity. It’s an intelligent show - David Grybowski, The BAREFOOT REVIEW
interspersed with with six hauntingly beautiful love songs signifying devotion, desire, foreboding passion, and unconditional love. - Flora Georgiou, Stage Whispers
Loizou’s storytelling is impeccable – he holds our interest and has us wanting more without needing to resort to shock or twist. - Mark Wickett, Stage Whispers
Loizou is practised and confident: a man of many talents. The songs are beautiful, and wonderfully suited to Loizou's (...) expressive voice - Megan Koch, Arts Hub