Judith Anderson devours Euripides whole while wearing robes and absolutely zero chill.
Acting
Anderson's 70-year-old Medea is volcanic, unhinged, magnificent.
Direction
Quintero strips it bare—no spectacle, just words and wrath.
Director
José Quintero
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was shot in a single day on a bare stage for TV's 'Play of the Week'—Anderson had played Medea on Broadway in 1947 and reportedly terrified co-stars.
The 1959 broadcast landed during the 'angry young man' era of theater; a woman's rage this unapologetic was practically avant-garde.
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