The Oresteia
1983 | 232m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Peter Hall |
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| Writer: | Tony Harrison |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 09, 1983 |
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| Director: | Peter Hall |
| Writer: | Tony Harrison |
| Genres: | Drama |
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| Production Companies | National Theatre |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 27, 2026 Entered: Jul 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| David Bamber | Chorus |
| Peter Dawson | Chorus |
| David Roper | Watchman |
| Michael Thomas | Athena |
| Nigel Bellairs | Anti-chorus |
| Martin Garfield | Anti-chorus |
| John Gill | Anti-chorus |
| Colin Haigh | Anti-chorus |
| Peter Hale | Anti-chorus |
| Graham Pountney | Anti-chorus |
| Norman Rutherford | Anti-chorus |
| Leslie Southwick | Anti-chorus |
| Glenn Williams | Anti-chorus |
| Richard Williams | Anti-chorus |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter Hall | Director |
| Tony Harrison | Screenplay |
| Aeschylus | Theatre Play |
| Jocelyn Herbert | Production Design |
| Harrison Birtwistle | Original Music Composer |
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| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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