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The Oresteia(1983)

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.

Drama

October 9, 1983

3h 52m

10.0TMDB

Director: Peter Hall

Writers: Aeschylus, Tony Harrison

Cast

Jim Carter

Agamemnon

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Robert Cartland

Electra

David Bamber

Choir

Pip Donaghy

Clytemnestra

Greg Hicks

Orestes

Kenny Ireland

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Alfred Lynch

Aegisthus

John Normington

Cassandra

Tony Robinson

Servant

Barrie Rutter

Herald

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Timothy Davies

Pylades

Sean Baker

Priestess

Where to Watch

The Oresteia(1983)

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