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.

Directed by Peter Hall

Top cast

Jim Carter

Agamemnon

R

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

T

Timothy Davies

Pylades

Sean Baker

Priestess

David Bamber

Chorus

P

Peter Dawson

Chorus

D

David Roper

Watchman

M

Michael Thomas

Athena

N

Nigel Bellairs

Anti-chorus

M

Martin Garfield

Anti-chorus

J

John Gill

Anti-chorus

Colin Haigh

Anti-chorus

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