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.

The Oresteia (1983)
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Jim Carter
Agamemnon
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Robert Cartland
Electra

David Bamber
Choir
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Pip Donaghy
Clytemnestra

Greg Hicks
Orestes

Kenny Ireland
Apollo

Alfred Lynch
Aegisthus

John Normington
Cassandra

Tony Robinson
Servant