The Oresteia

Name: The Oresteia
Cast: Jim Carter, Robert Cartland, David Bamber, Pip Donaghy, Greg Hicks

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Peter HallWriter: Tony Harrison

Jim Carter

as Agamemnon

Robert Cartland

as Electra

David Bamber

as Choir

Pip Donaghy

as Clytemnestra

Greg Hicks

as Orestes

Kenny Ireland

as Apollo

Alfred Lynch

as Aegisthus

John Normington

as Cassandra

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