The Oresteia

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.

Cast

Jim Carter

Agamemnon

N/A

Robert Cartland

Electra

David Bamber

Choir

Pip Donaghy

Clytemnestra

Greg Hicks

Orestes

Kenny Ireland

Apollo

Alfred Lynch

Aegisthus

John Normington

Cassandra

Tony Robinson

Servant

Barrie Rutter

Herald

N/A

Timothy Davies

Pylades

Sean Baker

Priestess