The Oresteia

The Oresteia (1983)

Drama

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.

star 10 9.2
  • Release Date: 1983-10-09
  • Runtime: 3h 52min
  • Director: Peter Hall

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Cast

  • Jim Carter

    Agamemnon

  • 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

  • Timothy Davies

    Pylades

  • Sean Baker

    Priestess

  • David Bamber

    Chorus

  • Peter Dawson

    Chorus

  • David Roper

    Watchman

  • Michael Thomas

    Athena

  • Nigel Bellairs

    Anti-chorus

  • Martin Garfield

    Anti-chorus

  • John Gill

    Anti-chorus

  • Colin Haigh

    Anti-chorus

  • Peter Hale

    Anti-chorus

  • Graham Pountney

    Anti-chorus

  • Norman Rutherford

    Anti-chorus

  • Leslie Southwick

    Anti-chorus

  • Glenn Williams

    Anti-chorus

  • Richard Williams

    Anti-chorus