

The Oresteia
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.
Director
Peter HallWriters
Cast

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