Lakeside Theatre, Colchester
The Core at Corby Cube
A contemporary reworking of the Oedipus myth from Jocasta’s perspective, combining domestic settings with a live electronic score.
It is a gripping gut-punch of a show.
The Stage
CREDITS
R&D Assistant Director - Chloe Cattin
Writer & Director - Mella Faye
Music - Pecho Mama (Don Bird, Mella Faye, Alex Stanford)
Intimacy and Fight Co-ordination - Enric Ortuno
Movement Direction - Chris Evans
Oedipus - Ryan David Harston
Laius - Kwame Bentil
Jocasta - Mella Faye
Drums - Don Bird
Keyboards - Alex Stanford / Tom Penn
ABOUT
I worked as Assistant Director to Mella Faye. Mella adapted the script for a live musical score and also designed and performed in the show.
My role was to support across everything in between — acting as another pair of eyes in the room, running lines, helping shape rehearsals in real time, ordering materials when needed, painting and giving notes.
REVIEWS
‘It is a gripping gut-punch of a show, blending drama, dance and music. It is both entirely original and true to the tragedy of its ancient antecedent. Under the stark, strobe-y lighting on Faye’s scaffold of a set, Oedipus Electronica emerges as both a thrilling tale of crime and passion and a thoughtprovoking exploration of authorship and autonomy.’ THE STAGE
'Passion, fury, tension and undeniable skill. A truly breathtaking theatrical experience’ CULTURE FIX
‘Faye’s adaptation possesses a willingness to open audiences to the beating, twitching heart of Greek tragedy.’ THE REVIEWS HUB
‘This play is not only a pleasure but a privilege to watch.’ THE MUMBLE
‘a creature from the depths of the psychic ocean, which crawls to shore waving its dark tentacles in your face before slipping away into the murk & leaving you doing a standing ovation.’ THEATRE WEEKLY
