The Oresteia
Peter Hall1983-10-09
10
232 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jim Carter | Agamemnon | Unowned |
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Robert Cartland | Electra | Unowned |
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David Bamber | Choir | Unowned |
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Pip Donaghy | Clytemnestra | Unowned |
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Greg Hicks | Orestes | Unowned |
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Kenny Ireland | Apollo | Unowned |
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Alfred Lynch | Aegisthus | Unowned |
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John Normington | Cassandra | Unowned |
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Tony Robinson | Servant | Unowned |
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Barrie Rutter | Herald | Unowned |
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Timothy Davies | Pylades | Unowned |
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Sean Baker | Priestess | Unowned |
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David Bamber | Chorus | Unowned |
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Peter Dawson | Chorus | Unowned |
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David Roper | Watchman | Unowned |
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Michael Thomas | Athena | Unowned |
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Nigel Bellairs | Anti-chorus | Unowned |
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Martin Garfield | Anti-chorus | Unowned |
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John Gill | Anti-chorus | Unowned |
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Colin Haigh | Anti-chorus | Unowned |
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Peter Hale | Anti-chorus | Unowned |
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Graham Pountney | Anti-chorus | Unowned |
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Norman Rutherford | Anti-chorus | Unowned |
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Leslie Southwick | Anti-chorus | Unowned |
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Glenn Williams | Anti-chorus | Unowned |
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Richard Williams | Anti-chorus | Unowned |