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9 de oct. de 1983 · Aeschylus' Oresteia (Tony Harrison Adaptation), the National Theatre: Directed by Peter Hall. With Sean Baker, David Bamber, Nigel Bellairs, Mark Bond. 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 Furies.
5 de oct. de 2020 · Aeschylus's Oresteia 1983 National Theatre (Peter Hall/Tony Harrison) Eric Bohun. 5 videos 11,962 views Last updated on Oct 5, 2020. Play all.
3 de may. de 2023 · Synopsis. 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...
I love this performance. I watched it soon after reading the Oresteia. I love that it has Baldrick (Tony Robinson) as one of the characters as well. The masks are haunting.
Start date: 20 November 1981. Degree of relationship to ancient play: Translation. Production notes: A recording of the production (performed at the National Theatre, London) was broadcast on Channel 4 television (UK) on Sunday 9 October 1983.
The Oresteia ( Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστεια) is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BCE, 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 Furies (also called Erinyes or Eumenides).
Peter Hall's Oresteia at Epidaurus is heroic. It takes a lot of courage to peel off a literary monument like the Orestes trilogy. And he did it using historically faithful methods, such as clean and minimalist scenography, the use of masks and men in female roles.
