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.

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