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Oresteia

Closed November 7, 2015

"An exhilarating present-day reworking of Aeschylus gives free rein to female power"

The Guardian

Why See Oresteia?

PlaysStrictly Limited Runs

West End Transfer!

After wowing at the trailblazing Almeida Theatre, this brand-new staging extravaganza of three Greek tragedies comes to the West End for a strictly limited engagement, opening in September. Robert Icke has created a new modernised version of Aeschylus' Oresteia, which sees an eminent family torn apart by jealousy and murder, the consequences of which can be felt over later generations. Orestes, the son must decide whether to avenge his father's death at the hands of his mother; but murdering a parent carries a curse that he must carry for years afterwards. Veteran stage actress Lia Williams plays the villainous role of Klytemnestra, alongside original cast members Lorna Brown, Jessica Brown Findlay, Annie Firbank, Joshua Higgott, Luke Thompson, Angus Wright and Hara Yannas.

Re-imagined by in a modern setting for modern audiences, the Oresteia asks the pivotal question that has plagued dramatists for over two millennia; can justice ever truly be served when the cycle of violence is ever-continuing?

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Dates

Previews from: 22 August 2015

Opening night: 7 September 2015

Audience

Suitable for ages 12+

Run time

Three hours and 40 minutes long

MASKS

You may be required to wear a mask during this performance. Please contact the venue directly for more information.

Cast and Creative

Cast

Lia Williams as Klytemnestra

Angus Wright, as Agamemnon

Jessica Brown Findlay as Electra

Clara Reid as Iphigenia

Also

Lorna Brown, Annie Firbank, Joshua Higgott, Luke Thompson and Hara Yannas.


Creative

Directed by Robert Icke
Designed by Hildegard Bechtler
Lighting by Natasha Chivers
Sound by Tom Gibbons
Video by Tim Reid
Casting by Julia Horan CDG
Assistant Director - Anthony Almeida
Costume Supervision by Laura Hunt
Dramaturg - Duska Radosavljevic

What we thought

inspiring WARM Tense

The revamped script is pure poetry, and each of these doomed family members has their fare share of the melancholic monologues that quite often moved me to tears.

Aeschylus' eminent trilogy of Greek tragedies, Oresteia has been given new life on London's West End in the form of Robert Icke's riveting production. A must see!

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