Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Tony HarrisonScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 9, 1983
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Production
Cast
Jim CarterAgamemnon- Robert CartlandElectra
David BamberChoir
Pip DonaghyClytemnestra
Greg HicksOrestes
Kenny IrelandApollo
Alfred LynchAegisthus
John NormingtonCassandra
Tony RobinsonServant
Barrie RutterHerald- Timothy DaviesPylades
Sean BakerPriestess- David BamberChorus
- Peter DawsonChorus
- David RoperWatchman
- Michael ThomasAthena
- Nigel BellairsAnti-chorus
- Martin GarfieldAnti-chorus
- John GillAnti-chorus
Colin HaighAnti-chorus
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