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Sep 28, 2015 · The six-strong cast, with actors playing multiple roles crossing age and gender, will be accompanied by a chorus of more than 50 Greater Manchester residents at each performance, including 16 Manchester Metropolitan University drama students, who make up the Ensemble Chorus.
Alecto, Megaera and Tisiphone played by Polly Hemingway, Maureen Beattie and Carolyn Pickles. Similar programmes. By genre: Drama > Classic & Period. Meet the main characters.
The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC, concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Erinyes.
Cast. The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC, concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Erinyes.
- Andrew Watkins
Oresteia: With Diana Rigg, Anton Lesser, John Nolan, Natasha Parry. Adaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish, broadcast under the title of The Serpent Son.
The only extant example of an ancient Greek theatre trilogy, the Oresteia won first prize at the Dionysia festival in 458 BC. The principal themes of the trilogy include the contrast between revenge and justice, as well as the transition from personal vendetta to organized litigation.
The Oresteia Trilogy. The complete Oresteia is now available and includes Agamemnon, Libation Bearers and Eumenides. Director James Thomas, brings together a talented young cast and Peter Arnott’s faithful translation, to unleash the gruesome raw power of the Oresteia.
