Head of Medusa

Playwright František Pavlíček retold a mythical ancient Greek story for radio. The hero Perseus sets out to rescue his mother from a disgraceful dungeon. Can she overcome the dreaded Gorgon, whose gaze turns all living things to stone? Persons and cast: Prince Perseus, son of Danae (Jiri Langmajer), Andromeda, the daughter of a cassopee (Eva Horká), the goddess Athena (Eliška Balzerová), the god Hermes (Ondřej Vetchý), King Polydectos (Alois Švehlík), Danae, Perseus' mother (Dana Syslova), Kefeus, Andromeda's father (Karel Pospisil), Queen of Nymphs (Zlata Adamovská), nymph (Miroslava Součková), nymph (Marcela Rojíčková) and narrator (František Němec).