National Theatre Live: Medea

Synopsis

Terrible things breed in broken hearts.Medea is a wife and a mother. For the sake of her husband, Jason, she's left her home and borne two sons in exile. But when he abandons his family for a new life, Medea faces banishment and separation from her children. Cornered, she begs for one day's grace.It's time enough.

She exacts an appalling revenge and destroys everything she holds dear.