In the spring of 1954, she fittingly climaxed 50 years of teaching at Randolph-Macon by presenting, not one more Greek play, but three--Aeschylus' trilogy The Oresteia, the mighty masterpiece of ...

Aeschylus is difficult not because he is ancient, but because he is honest. He offers no reassurances, no resolutions we can ...

and Orestes. One of the only surviving tragic trilogies centers on these characters and stories: the Oresteia by Aeschylus. Despite the popularity of all these mythical figures, one character ...

Emilio Casillas, who adapted the three-part story of The Oresteia into a 90-minute production, is also the director of this production. He noted, “The 54th season of the Classical Greek ...

Which productions most inspired, moved and delighted our leading theatremakers? An RSC touring production from 1978, ...

Aeschylus’ greatest and final play is a searing familial saga that examines the sins of a family over several decades and explores whether justice can ever really be done. Robert Icke‘s ...

Actor Jenna Russell chooses Robert Icke’s Oresteia, which blew her away Some ... of the bloody murders to agonised Luke Thompson as Orestes, desperately in search of truth.