Hippolytus Veiled
written by Nathan Joe
Winner of the 2015 Playmarket b4 25 Award
Basement Season (Auckland)
Directed by Patrick Graham
Produced by Nathan Joe and Jordan Keyzer
Love, lust and lies. Nobody did it better than the Greeks. When Phaedra, Queen of Athens, falls madly and desperately in love with her stepson Hippolytus, tragedy is inevitable. Playwright Nathan Joe takes Euripides’ scandalous lost play and reimagines it for modern audiences.
Reviews
“The production manages to present the essential elements of Greek tragedy in a manner which is fresh and accessible for modern audiences. It’s sharply-written and well-acted, and presents audiences with an unapologetic exploration of the lengths that people will go to, to fulfil their darkest desires” - NZ Entertainment Podcast
“an intimate and confronting look at the most extreme forms of very human sins.” - The Speakeasy
“a wonderfully stylised melodramatic myth...full of assured, beautiful wryness” - NZHerald
“This is Greek tragedy at its best and has all the compulsory elements of love, lust, gore and battles with the gods – but Hippolytus Veiled is also accessible, contemporary and relevant.” - Theatreview