

The Oresteia
3 hours 52 minutes1983-10-09
10.0
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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

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
