Goldfrapp to score Medea at the National Theatre

The electronic pop duo are to score a production of Medea starring Helen McCrory, and directed by Carrie Cracknell

Goldfrapp, the duo who have performed everything from pastoral ambient pop to glittery glam rock, are to score a production of Medea at the National Theatre.

Opening on 21 July, the tragic play by Euripides will feature Helen McCrory in the iconic title role, a woman plotting the downfall of her husband who plans to remarry into a royal family. It will be directed by Carrie Cracknell, whose production of Blurred Lines an exploration of rape culture was one of the theatre's big hits last year.

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by Ben Beaumont-Thomas via Electronic music | The Guardian