Medea the Musical – Upstairs at The Gatehouse
If the Camden Fringe summons visions of damp carpets and edgy comics managing onstage meltdowns, ‘cause it’s easier than getting therapy on the NHS, then The Musical Medea added another dimension entirely.
Upstairs at the Gatehouse is an award-winning Off West End theatre in leafy Highgate Village. The hilly avenues feel painfully civilised after the grunge and crackpipe vibes of Camden. It’s a refurbished 1895 auditorium, which sits above the Gatehouse pub and has the distinction of being London’s ‘top’ theatre (at 446ft above sea level). Historically, the venue has been a music hall, cinema, Masonic lodge, and a jazz and folk music club that once hosted Paul Simon. The ‘60s spirit of that iconic singer/songwriter greeted the audience of The Musical Medea as they wandered into the...
