The Oresteia
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.
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Top 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
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