Medea og Jason, hinn svikuli eiginma\u00f0ur, h\u00f6f\u00f0u lent \u00ed valdaerjum \u00ed heimalandinu. \u00deau voru \u00e1 fl\u00f3tta, \u00e1ttu ekkert fast land undir f\u00f3tum lengur. Kreon, konungur \u00ed Korin\u00feu, haf\u00f0i af \u00f6rl\u00e6ti s\u00ednu veitt \u00feeim landvistarleyfi. En \u00feau eru ekki fyrr b\u00fain a\u00f0 \u201etaka upp \u00far t\u00f6skunum\u201c, en Jason sv\u00edkur Medeu og leggst me\u00f0 d\u00f3ttur Kreons. Hyggst gera hana a\u00f0 eiginkonu sinni. Medea er sv\u00edvirt, ni\u00f0url\u00e6g\u00f0. Hatri\u00f0 n\u00e6r heljart\u00f6kum \u00e1 henni. Hennar fyrsta hugsun er hefnd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u201eMennskan er l\u00f6gst \u00ed dvala\u201c.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
En Medea er svo sem ekki \u00f6ll, \u00fear sem h\u00fan er s\u00e9\u00f0. H\u00fan hefur \u00feegar tv\u00f6 mannsl\u00edf \u00e1 samviskunni. \u00cd bar\u00e1ttunni um v\u00f6ldin \u00ed heimalandinu haf\u00f0i h\u00fan or\u00f0i\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i br\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00ednum og f\u00f6\u00f0urbr\u00f3\u00f0ur a\u00f0 aldurtila. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i sviki\u00f0 \u00e6tt s\u00edna, fj\u00f6lskyldu og f\u00f6\u00f0urland \u2013 lagt allt \u00ed s\u00f6lurnar fyrir frama eiginmannsins. H\u00fan er b\u00e6\u00f0i kaldrifju\u00f0 og valdasj\u00fak. Og valdas\u00fdkin lei\u00f0ir einatt til sj\u00e1lfstort\u00edmingar. Og n\u00fa, \u00feegar h\u00fan hefur sj\u00e1lf veri\u00f0 svikin \u00ed trygg\u00f0um og ni\u00f0url\u00e6g\u00f0, getur ekkert st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0 hana. \u201eH\u00e6ttulega br\u00fa\u00f0ars\u00e6ng. \u00de\u00f3tt \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e9rt d\u00e1samleg \u00e1 stundum, er falli\u00f0 h\u00e1tt, \u00feegar sk\u00fdjaborgir \u00fe\u00ednar hrynja, og \u00fe\u00e6gindin breytast \u00ed \u00fej\u00e1ningu\u201c.<\/p>\n
Og Medea \u00fej\u00e1ist. H\u00fan kvelst og engist. \u201eErtu n\u00fana fyrst a\u00f0 \u00e1tta \u00feig \u00e1, a\u00f0 menn elska sj\u00e1lfa sig meira en n\u00e1ungann?\u201c er spurt. \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er s\u00e1rt a\u00f0 hugsa um \u00fe\u00e1 \u00f3g\u00e6fu, sem blasir vi\u00f0 b\u00f6rnunum, \u00e9g veit \u00e9g er a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 vinna grimmdarverk, en heiftin tekur yfir skynsemina \u2013 og \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00e6ttulegasta af \u00f6llu\u201c, svarar h\u00fan.<\/p>\n
Medea \u00fearf a\u00f0 beita \u00f6llum br\u00f6g\u00f0um og s\u00fdnir mikla k\u00e6nsku til a\u00f0 fullkomna grimmdarverkin. Hvernig h\u00fan afhj\u00fapar heimsku, tr\u00fagirni og einfeldni vi\u00f0semjenda sinna, \u00feeirra Kreons, Egeifs og Jasonar, og vefur \u00feeim um fingur s\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00edsmeygilegan h\u00e1tt, sannar, a\u00f0 konur eru engir eftirb\u00e1tar karla, \u00feegar heift og hefnigirni eiga \u00ed hlut. \u201eRei\u00f0in fann s\u00edna lei\u00f0\u201c.<\/p>\n
Reyndar er \u00f3h\u00e6tt a\u00f0 kve\u00f0a fastar a\u00f0 or\u00f0i um Medeu. H\u00fan er \u00f3hagganleg \u00ed s\u00ednum hefndarhug, sv\u00edfst einskis og l\u00e6tur s\u00e9r hvergi breg\u00f0a. \u00de\u00f3tt karlarnir s\u00fdnist miklir \u00e1 vellli, reynast \u00feeir henni au\u00f0veld br\u00e1\u00f0, \u00feegar \u00e1 reynir, \u00edst\u00f6\u00f0ulausir og me\u00f0f\u00e6rilegir. Sannast h\u00e9r enn \u00ed hi\u00f0 fornkve\u00f0na, a\u00f0 sm\u00e1nu\u00f0 kona getur or\u00f0i\u00f0 l\u00edfsh\u00e6ttulegt \u00f3argad\u00fdr.
\nUppgj\u00f6ri\u00f0 milli hj\u00f3na \u00ed lok s\u00fdningar er \u00e1takanlegt og hels\u00e1rt. Medea n\u00e6r fram hefndum, en \u201callt er sokki\u00f0 \u00ed hyldj\u00fapt hafi\u00f0, og framundan eil\u00edft myrkur. Hverju erum vi\u00f0 b\u00e6ttari? Hvert h\u00f6ldum vi\u00f0 h\u00e9\u00f0an? Hvert h\u00f6ldum vi\u00f0?\u201c<\/p>\n
Hin l\u00edkamlega n\u00e6rvera<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
N\u00fd \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ing Hrafnhildar Hagal\u00edn er \u00ed einu or\u00f0i sagt fr\u00e1b\u00e6r. Allt \u00ed senn, au\u00f0skiljanleg \u2013 jafnvel hversdagsleg \u2013 en einf\u00f6ld og hnitmi\u00f0u\u00f0. \u00de\u00e6r Harpa Arnard\u00f3ttir, sem er leikstj\u00f3ri s\u00fdningarinnar, og haf\u00f0i a\u00f0 eigin s\u00f6gn \u201egengi\u00f0 lengi me\u00f0 \u00feetta verk\u201c hafa auglj\u00f3slega legi\u00f0 yfir textanum me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir augum a\u00f0 au\u00f0velda \u00f6llum a\u00f0gengi (ekki bara sumum) og a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0inguna falla a\u00f0 \u00feeim hugmyndum, sem Harpa haf\u00f0i \u00feegar fullm\u00f3ta\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Harpa segist \u00ed vi\u00f0tali leggja \u00e1herslu \u00e1 \u201esj\u00f3nr\u00e6na \u00fatf\u00e6rslu og sterka l\u00edkamlega n\u00e6rveru\u201c \u00ed uppf\u00e6rslu sinni. \u00dea\u00f0 er einmitt \u00feetta, sem gerir \u00feessa s\u00fdningu svo \u00f3tr\u00falega fallega, n\u00e6rg\u00f6ngula \u2013 jafnvel lostafulla. \u00dea\u00f0 er einhvern veginn eins og Harpa hafi \u00e1st \u00e1 \u00feessu vi\u00f0fangsefni. \u00cd hennar augum er hvert atri\u00f0i gj\u00f6rningur, \u00fear sem al\u00fa\u00f0 er l\u00f6g\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hverja minnstu hreyfingu \u2013 engu m\u00e1 skeika.<\/p>\n
Og talandi um gj\u00f6rning, \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00e9g ekki \u00ed vafa um, a\u00f0 Filipp\u00eda El\u00edsd\u00f3ttir, sem er h\u00f6fundur leikmyndar og b\u00faninga, eigi l\u00edka sinn \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gera \u00feessa s\u00fdningu \u00f3gleymanlega. H\u00fan hefur \u00feetta listr\u00e6na sj\u00f3narhorn, sem n\u00e6r a\u00f0 lyfta hinu hversdagslega \u00ed \u00e6\u00f0ra veldi. Hin l\u00edkamlega n\u00e6rvera er yfir\u00feyrmandi. Og Bj\u00f6rn Bergsteinn, lj\u00f3sameistarinn, toppar s\u00fdninguna me\u00f0 sj\u00f3nhverfingu lj\u00f3ss og skugga \u00e1 r\u00e9ttum sta\u00f0 \u00e1 r\u00e9ttum t\u00edma.<\/p>\n
Samt\u00edmaverk \u2013 \u00e1 fl\u00f3tta<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
Um lei\u00f0 og \u00fe\u00fa gengur \u00ed salinn, opnast n\u00fdr heimur, ver\u00f6ld sem var. Ekki \u00f3l\u00edkt hef\u00f0bundnu gr\u00edsku leikh\u00fasi, \u00fear sem \u00e1horfendur sitja beggja megin vi\u00f0 svi\u00f0i\u00f0, sem n\u00e6r \u00fevert yfir salinn. \u00d3r\u00e6\u00f0ir t\u00f3nar fl\u00f6gra um lofti\u00f0. Fort\u00ed\u00f0in birtist \u00ed brotnum s\u00falum og styttum. Kreon konungur situr \u00ed \u00f6ndvegi og b\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00f6rlaga sinna. Vi\u00f0 hinn endann eru kirnur og kassar, hafurtask fl\u00f3ttamannanna, sem hefur reki\u00f0 \u00e1 framandlegar fj\u00f6rur. Elskendurnir standa \u00e1 mi\u00f0ju svi\u00f0i og l\u00e1ta vel hvort a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ru \u2013 Jason og Medea, me\u00f0an allt l\u00e9k \u00ed lyndi.<\/p>\n
Me\u00f0al annarra or\u00f0a: Undirt\u00f3nn \u00feessarar s\u00fdningar snertir \u00f6rl\u00f6g fl\u00f3ttaf\u00f3lks \u00ed framandi landi fyrir meira en tveimur \u00e1r\u00fe\u00fasundum. En \u00feetta gerist \u00e1 s\u00f6mu sl\u00f3\u00f0um og h\u00e6lisleitendur samt\u00edmans leita \u00e1sj\u00e1r okkar og t\u00fdna l\u00edfi s\u00ednu \u00fe\u00fasundum saman, n\u00e1nast fyrir framan augun \u00e1 okkur, \u00e1 sj\u00f3nvarpsskj\u00e1num. Anna\u00f0 slagi\u00f0 f\u00e6r ma\u00f0ur \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 tilfinninguna, a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 s\u00e9um a\u00f0 upplifa samt\u00edmaverk.<\/p>\n
Fr\u00e1b\u00e6r leikur<\/b><\/i>
\nEinhvern veginn get \u00e9g ekki gert upp \u00e1 milli leikenda \u00ed s\u00fdningunni. \u00c9g geri r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir, a\u00f0 Harpa hafi fyrir l\u00f6ngu veri\u00f0 b\u00fain a\u00f0 velja, a\u00f0 h\u00fan hafi gert \u00fea\u00f0, \u00e1 me\u00f0an h\u00fan p\u00e6ldi \u00ed verkinu og s\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 allt fyrir s\u00e9r. Valinn ma\u00f0ur \u00ed hverju r\u00fami. \u00dea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur varla betur gert. \u00derj\u00e1r konur og \u00fer\u00edr karlmenn \u2013 og ekki m\u00e1 gleyma b\u00f6rnunum.<\/p>\n
Mestu skiptir au\u00f0vita\u00f0, a\u00f0 Medea r\u00edsi undir s\u00ednu ofurmennska hlutskipti \u2013 sterk og voldug. Og \u00fea\u00f0 gerir h\u00fan svo sannarlega \u00ed me\u00f0f\u00f6rum Krist\u00ednar \u00de\u00f3ru, sem f\u00e6r \u00fearna fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 sanna sig \u00e1 svi\u00f0inu sem meiri h\u00e1ttar leikkona. H\u00fan s\u00fdnir b\u00e6\u00f0i h\u00f6rku og m\u00fdkt \u00e1 tr\u00faver\u00f0ugan h\u00e1tt, sem snertir alla. \u00dea\u00f0 m\u00e1 l\u00edka segja um Eddu Bj\u00f6rgu \u00ed hlutverki hinnar vitru f\u00f3stru, sem leysir \u00fear a\u00f0 auki af h\u00f3lmi hinn s\u00edgilda k\u00f3r gr\u00edsku traged\u00edunnar. Edda Bj\u00f6rg hefur mj\u00f6g a\u00f0la\u00f0andi n\u00e6rveru og getur tekist \u00e1 vi\u00f0 hva\u00f0 sem er.<\/p>\n
\u00deri\u00f0ja konan, Lov\u00edsa \u00d3sk Gunnarsd\u00f3ttir, segir aldrei or\u00f0, en h\u00fan b\u00e6tir \u00fea\u00f0 upp me\u00f0 sei\u00f0andi dansi og fisl\u00e9ttum l\u00edkama, sem h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 v\u00f6\u00f0la saman \u00ed ekki neitt og s\u00ed\u00f0an hefja til flugs, svo beri vi\u00f0 himin. B\u00e6\u00f0i h\u00fan og Arnar Dan Kristj\u00e1nsson fullkomnu\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e1 hugmynd H\u00f6rpu, leikstj\u00f3rans, a\u00f0 leggja \u00e1herslu \u00e1 hi\u00f0 sj\u00f3nr\u00e6na \u00ed s\u00fdningunni. \u00deau voru b\u00e6\u00f0i tv\u00f6 \u00f3missandi hluti af gj\u00f6rningnum, lyftu honum \u00e1 \u00e6\u00f0ra svi\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fatgeislun og fagmennsku.<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00e1 \u00e1 \u00e9g bara eftir a\u00f0 geta karlanna tveggja, \u00feeirra Kreons og Jasonar. \u00deegar upp er sta\u00f0i\u00f0, \u00fe\u00e1 eru \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feeir tveir, sem eru ni\u00f0url\u00e6g\u00f0ir \u2013 ekki Medea. H\u00fan er hin sl\u00f3ttuga kona, sem leggur fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sn\u00f6rur s\u00ednar og hefur allt \u00feeirra r\u00e1\u00f0 \u00ed hendi s\u00e9r. \u00deeir b\u00edta \u00e1 agni\u00f0, b\u00e1\u00f0ir tveir. Og falla loks \u00e1 eigin brag\u00f0i.<\/p>\n
J\u00f3hann Sigur\u00f0sson er margreyndur og \u00e1 s\u00e9r langa s\u00f6gu \u00ed leikh\u00fasinu. Kreon er l\u00edka konungur til margra \u00e1ra og telur sig hafa efni \u00e1 a\u00f0 vera gestrisinn vi\u00f0 fl\u00f3ttaf\u00f3lki\u00f0. Hann s\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3 s\u00e6ng s\u00edna \u00fatbreidda, \u00feegar Medea gengur of langt og fl\u00e6kir hann \u00ed net s\u00edn. \u00deetta komst allt vel til skila hj\u00e1 J\u00f3hanni, meira a\u00f0 segja \u00ed svipbrig\u00f0um andlitsins, \u00e1n \u00feess hann hreyf\u00f0i h\u00f6nd e\u00f0a f\u00f3t. \u00dea\u00f0 var n\u00e6stum eins og hann glotti yfir eigin \u00f6rl\u00f6gum. Svo syngur J\u00f3hann svo vel. Annarleg t\u00f3nlist Valgeirs naut s\u00edn vel \u00ed me\u00f0f\u00f6rum hans.<\/p>\n
A\u00f0 hlaupa \u00ed skar\u00f0i\u00f0<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
En hva\u00f0 me\u00f0 Hj\u00f6rt J\u00f3hann, sem hlj\u00f3p \u00ed skar\u00f0i\u00f0 me\u00f0 svo stuttum fyrirvara? Einhver sag\u00f0i, a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i l\u00e6rt hlutverki\u00f0 \u00e1 einni helgi. En \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki a\u00f0 sj\u00e1, a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i haft stuttan \u00e6fingat\u00edma. Hann leikur s\u00e9r a\u00f0 Jason, gefur honum \u00f3v\u00e6nt l\u00edf. \u00deessum sj\u00e1lfs\u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0a \u00f3nytjungi, sem reynist vera b\u00e6\u00f0i sj\u00e1lfhverfur og eigingjarn \u00far h\u00f3fi fram. \u201e…menn elska sj\u00e1lfa sig meira en n\u00e1ungann\u201c. Jason fangar ekki sam\u00fa\u00f0 okkar, en engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur hr\u00edfst ma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 tr\u00faver\u00f0ugum leik Hjartar J\u00f3hanns. Vi\u00f0 d\u00e1umst a\u00f0 honum, en um lei\u00f0 aumkvumst vi\u00f0 yfir hann. Hj\u00f6rtur J\u00f3hann spannar \u00feetta allt \u00ed leik s\u00ednum.<\/p>\n
Og ekki m\u00e1 gleyma b\u00f6rnum Jasonar og Medeu, \u00feeim Lyd\u00edu Katr\u00ednu og Hilmari M\u00e1na, sem voru \u00e1 svi\u00f0inu allan t\u00edmann \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 detta nokkru sinni \u00fat \u00far rullum s\u00ednum. Og \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed svi\u00f0sverki, sem v\u00e6ntanlega \u00e6tti a\u00f0 vera banna\u00f0 b\u00f6rnum.<\/p>\n
Medea f\u00e6r fullt h\u00fas stiga.<\/p>\n
P.s. \u00dea\u00f0 er til \u00feess teki\u00f0, hve dagskr\u00e1r Borgarleikh\u00fassins eru gl\u00e6silegar og vel \u00far gar\u00f0i ger\u00f0ar. \u00dear er ekkert til spara\u00f0, vi\u00f0t\u00f6l vi\u00f0 a\u00f0standendur s\u00fdninga eru ver\u00f0m\u00e6tar heimildir, og lj\u00f3smyndirnar gefa fyrirheit um \u00e1n\u00e6gjulega kv\u00f6ldstund.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Brynd\u00eds Schram skrifar um Medeu eftir gr\u00edska leiksk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 Evrip\u00eddes \u00ed \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu Hrafnhildar Hagal\u00edn sem var frums\u00fdnt \u00ed Borgarleikh\u00fasinu \u00feann 13. Jan\u00faar, 2018.<\/p>\n
Listr\u00e6nir stj\u00f3rnendur:<\/p>\n
Leikstj\u00f3ri: Harpa Arnard\u00f3ttir
\nLeikmynd og b\u00faningar: Filipp\u00eda I. El\u00edsd\u00f3ttir
\nDramaturg: Hrafnhildur Hagal\u00edn
\nL\u00fdsing: Bj\u00f6rn Bergsteiknn Gu\u00f0mundsson
\nT\u00f3nlist: Valgeir Sigur\u00f0sson
\nDansh\u00f6fundur: Lov\u00edsa \u00d3sk Gunnarsd\u00f3ttir
\nHlj\u00f3\u00f0: Gar\u00f0ar Borg\u00fe\u00f3rsson
\nLeikgervi: Filipp\u00eda Borg\u00fe\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir og Margr\u00e9t Benediktsd\u00f3ttir S\u00fdningarstj\u00f3rn: Christofer Astridge<\/p>\n
Leikarar:<\/p>\n
Krist\u00edn \u00de\u00f3ra Haraldsd\u00f3ttir
\nHj\u00f6rtur J\u00f3hann J\u00f3nsson
\nEdda Bj\u00f6rg Eyj\u00f3lfsd\u00f3ttir
\nJ\u00f3hann Sigur\u00f0sson
\nArnar Dan Kristj\u00e1nsson
\nLov\u00edsa \u00d3sk Gunnarsd\u00f3ttir
\nLyd\u00eda Katr\u00edn Steinarsd\u00f3ttir
\nHilmar M\u00e1ni Magn\u00fasson<\/p>\n
Medea er einhver fr\u00e6gasta kvenpers\u00f3na gr\u00edskra fornb\u00f3kmennta. Leikriti\u00f0 var skrifa\u00f0 n\u00e6stum fimm hundru\u00f0 \u00e1rum fyrir kristbur\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 fjallar um \u00e1st og afbr\u00fd\u00f0i, kenndir sem enn \u00feann dag \u00ed dag \u2013 meira en tv\u00f6 \u00fe\u00fasund \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u2013 eru \u00f6rlagavaldar \u00ed l\u00edfi manna. \u00dea\u00f0 fjallar um \u00fea\u00f0, \u201ehvernig funheitar \u00e1str\u00ed\u00f0ur geta sn\u00faist upp \u00ed kolsvart hatur\u201c \u2013 svo blint, a\u00f0 konan er rei\u00f0ub\u00fain a\u00f0 f\u00f3rna b\u00f6rnum s\u00ednum til a\u00f0 n\u00e1 fram hefndum\u201c. \u201e\u00deau \u00f6fl, sem h\u00e9r eru a\u00f0 verki, \u00feekkjum vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll. L\u00edtum \u00ed eigin barm. \u00cd innsta kjarnanum byltist d\u00fdri\u00f0, sem h\u00fan berst vi\u00f0\u201c. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-leikhus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":498,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions\/498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}