“The full cast of performers is superb, peeling in and out of character’s skins, between voice, movement and singing. Dance is used to complete meanings, to explode emotions, to carry the narrative forward with heartbreaking empathy.”

*****

“It is clear from Ruination that Duke is nothing if not an iconoclast. His re-telling of Eurypides’ classic tale not only switches the events around but also adds a fresh and compelling viewpoint.”

*****

“It’s the Christmas present you never knew you needed.”

*****

“In this afterlife, memory is steeped in regret and oblivion may be a blessing. And Ruination is truly a festive show like no other.”

****

“Duke has a theatre director’s instinct for clear communication, but a dancer’s deftness in the way he moves between moods, scenes and characters, music, text and movement”

*****

“It’s a rare treat to see a show that tickles your funnybone, messes with your head, breaks your heart then comes back to haunt your dreams. But Lost Dog’s fresh take on the myth of Medea is the real deal: a potent brew of dance, drama, music and glorious stage-scapes, with a GSOH to boot.”

*****

“this show playfully (towards the end, very bracingly) recasts the famous myth of female vengeance as aberserk courtroom drama that embraces maternal love, male cravenness and self-delusion, and plenty more besides, playing out on a razor’s edge between humour andhorror and giving you heaps to ponder.”

****

Duke disassembles existing stories and remakes them in his own style.”

*****

“Medea gets a brilliant update through dance”

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