RIP Helen McCrory

I learned some very sad truly shocking news this weekend: English actress Helen McCrory died at 52 from cancer. Any death due to cancer is tragic, but at such a still young age and to such a talented actress, it is even more so. You may remember that I went to see the National Theatre's production of Medea, by Euripides, back in 2014. McCrory played the title role and she was absolutely mesmerising in it. This was one ofthe best play I've ever seen and she did one of the best stage performance I ever seen. I had promise myself to check more of her work on stage. Sadly, this did not happen. I feellike an idiot just typing this. But I hope to see more of her production and enjoy her legacy. I encourage you to do the same and especially, if you can, to watch her as Medea. Helen McCrory was a great actress and a true thespian.

Medea tonight

I came home early from work today, as this evening I will see the National Theatre's production of Medea, by Euripides, with Helen McCrory in the title role. Since the beginning of the year, I have rediscovered stage work and classics. This will be a completely new play to me though, as I am very familiar with the myth and Greek mythology, but I have neither read nor seen Medea. I can barely wait.

To see Medea

I have rediscovered this year the pleasure of seeing a play on stage. I blogged about, especially about the National Theatre's production of King Lear. I have discovered a new upcoming production I madly want to see: Medea by Euripides, with Helen McCrory in the title role. I know the myth back and forth, in fact I know a lot about Greek mythology, been reading about it since I am a child, been studying it at university, I love it. But, shame on me, I have yet to see a Greek tragedy on stage. And I don't think I can go wrong with this myth and the NT. So it is time to book tickets. Okay, so it will be, as for Lear, tickets for a live screening in a nearby cinema, but it still be a play on stage I will see, although not in the theatre itself. I can barely wait.