Cast of
The Oresteia

About The Oresteia

  • Released on October 09, 1983
  • Drama

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.

Full Cast of The Oresteia

Robert Cartland
plays Electra

Pip Donaghy
plays Clytemnestra

Alfred Lynch
plays Aegisthus

Alfred Lynch as Aegisthus

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John Normington
plays Cassandra

John Normington as Cassandra

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Tony Robinson
plays Servant

Tony Robinson as Servant

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Timothy Davies
plays Pylades

Crew of The Oresteia

Writing

Aeschylus
Theatre Play

Tony Harrison
Screenplay

Sound

Harrison Birtwistle
Music

Art

Jocelyn Herbert
Production Design

Directing

Peter Hall
Director