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.
Year
1983
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
9 October 1983
TMDB
10.0 (1)
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Ratings
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Jim Carter
Agamemnon
R
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
T
Timothy Davies
Pylades
Sean Baker
Priestess
David Bamber
Chorus
P
Peter Dawson
Chorus
D
David Roper
Watchman
M
Michael Thomas
Athena
N
Nigel Bellairs
Anti-chorus
M
Martin Garfield
Anti-chorus
J
John Gill
Anti-chorus
Colin Haigh
Anti-chorus
P
Peter Hale
Anti-chorus
G
Graham Pountney
Anti-chorus
N
Norman Rutherford
Anti-chorus
L
Leslie Southwick
Anti-chorus
G
Glenn Williams
Anti-chorus
R
Richard Williams
Anti-chorus
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