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Cast

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Agamemnon

Robert Cartland

Robert Cartland

Electra

David Bamber

David Bamber

Choir

Pip Donaghy

Pip Donaghy

Clytemnestra

Greg Hicks

Greg Hicks

Orestes

Kenny Ireland

Kenny Ireland

Apollo

Alfred Lynch

Alfred Lynch

Aegisthus

John Normington

John Normington

Cassandra

Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Servant

Barrie Rutter

Barrie Rutter

Herald

Timothy Davies

Timothy Davies

Pylades

Sean Baker

Sean Baker

Priestess

David Bamber

David Bamber

Chorus

Peter Dawson

Peter Dawson

Chorus

David Roper

David Roper

Watchman

Michael Thomas

Michael Thomas

Athena

Nigel Bellairs

Nigel Bellairs

Anti-chorus

Martin Garfield

Martin Garfield

Anti-chorus

John Gill

John Gill

Anti-chorus

Colin Haigh

Colin Haigh

Anti-chorus

Peter Hale

Peter Hale

Anti-chorus

Graham Pountney

Graham Pountney

Anti-chorus

Norman Rutherford

Norman Rutherford

Anti-chorus

Leslie Southwick

Leslie Southwick

Anti-chorus

Glenn Williams

Glenn Williams

Anti-chorus

Richard Williams

Richard Williams

Anti-chorus

Crew

Aeschylus

Aeschylus

Theatre Play

Jocelyn Herbert

Jocelyn Herbert

Production Design

Peter Hall

Peter Hall

Director

Tony Harrison

Tony Harrison

Screenplay

Harrison Birtwistle

Harrison Birtwistle

Original Music Composer

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The Oresteia

19830.0 / 10232 min
Drama

Overview

Agamemnon returns home from the Trojan war and is murdered by his wife, setting off a chain of revenge that stretches across this trilogy of play. Directed by Peter Brook for the National Theatre, this is an all-male performance with masks.