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ALCMAEON IN CORINTH
CREON
Natural? Natural? What is this natural?
From nature. Yet, are we not made from nature too?
Is man not natural, therefore how can his desires,
Since his desires derive from his own nature,
Be deemed unnatural? More wine, more wine,
It helps loosen the knots tied inside my head.
You are a woman Isthmias,
Is it not natural I desire her?
She is young, she is ripe, her lips, her tongue,
Her breasts, her thighs, as yet untasted
By a boy or man, and from her waking
To her sleeping I am forced to share
The same roof, same table, the same air as her.
Is it any wonder that I suffocate?"
Alcmaeon in Corinth, by Colin Teevan
An original play based on 20 previously untranslated fragments, this is a reimagining of Euripides lost tragic comedy, Alcmaeon in Corinth, the third part of his final trilogy, with Bacchai and Iphigeneia in Aulis.
Alcmaeon, having killed his mother, is pursued by the Furies, his madness taking the form of satyriasis. When he unwittingly finds himself in bed with his daughter, he must face his children's fury.
First produced as Cock of the North at Live! Theatre, Newcastle
Directed by Martin Wylde.
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‘Colin Teevan weaves contemporary themes of family and parental duty into a dense and compelling plot.’ Metro
‘If I was feeling lofty and cultured when I took my seat at Live! Theatre, I was feeling anything but when I left it. I felt like I was aware that there was blood pumping through my veins for the first time ever.’ The Journal
‘Colin Teevan writes poetically and masterfully, translating to the stage a seemingly authentic story, given that only twenty lines existed of the original script.’ The Evening Chronicle
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Alcmaeon in Corinth is published by Oberon Books and can be order by clicking here and following the links.
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