Julia Pascal is a resourceful theatre-maker who is unafraid of controversy. Her interest in the relationship between the personal and the political, and sympathy with both the victims of the Nazis and those of Israeli expansionism, means that her work is often provocative, and always unsentimental. She has also been active in bringing some less known episodes of Jewish history to public attention. In her latest play, 12:37, she explores the relationship between a couple of Irish Jews and the fight to create a Jewish state in 1940s Palestine, where the main colonial power was Britain.
‘Gives the story an emotional & psychological depth’: BLUEPRINT MEDEA – Finborough Theatre
Julia Pascal’s retelling of the Medea myth in Blueprint Medea situates the story in the contemporary struggle of the Kurdish people for their own homeland.
FEATURED SHOW: ★★★★ reviews are in for ‘powerful & hard-hitting female tale’ Blueprint Medea
Take Euripides, Kurdish resistance and refugees in London and what do you get? “A powerful and hard-hitting female tale.” We’ve rounded up highlights from reviews of the premiere of Julia Pascal’s Blueprint Medea – plus a great London Live television interview. Time to get booking!
Terri trips: Blueprint Medea at the Finborough Theatre & Dante or Die’s User Not Found
My recent theatre trips have included Dante or Die’s User Not Found and Blueprint Medea, written and directed by Julia Pascal. Here’s a round-up of my on-the-night reactions to each.
FIRST-LOOK PHOTOS: Julia Pascal’s Blueprint Medea premieres at the Finborough
Blueprint Medea, written and directed by Julia Pascal, receives its world premiere at the Finborough Theatre tonight (23 May 2019). Check out our first-look production shots gallery – and then get booking!
PHOTOS: Medea meets the refugee’s modern world in Blueprint Medea rehearsals
We’re counting down to the world premiere of Blueprint Medea, which relocates Euripides’ ancient classic to the fringes of modern London amongst a group of Kurdish and Iraqi immigrants. How has writer-director Julia Pascal’s company been getting on in rehearsals? Take a look – and then get booking!
WATCH: How much do you know about the ‘Kurdish Angelina Jolie’ who inspired Blueprint Medea?
Blueprint Medea, which gets its world premiere this month at the Finborough Theatre, is the first play in English that features a character based on the “Kurdish Angelina Jolie”. Who was the late Asia Ramazan Antar? Time to get booking!
‘I became interested in Greek myths as ways of telling women’s stories’: Writer-director Julia Pascal on the premiere of Blueprint Medea
In 1978, Julia Pascal became the first-ever woman to direct at the National Theatre. She’s astounded that, 40 years on, women are still fighting for equality of voice in theatre. But she’s continuing to make her own case with her latest play Blueprint Medea. We discussed inspiration, Kurdish freedom fighters and multi-cultural casting with her. Time to get booking!
NEWS: Blueprint Medea, inspired by the ‘Kurdish Angelina Jolie’, premieres at Finborough
Blueprint Medea, the first play in English featuring a character based on the real-life “Kurdish Angelina Jolie”, gets its world premiere next month at the Finborough Theatre, care of multi-award-winning writer and director Julia Pascal. Time to get booking!