If “The Oresteia” is a juicy saga of family revenge swelling into public justice, and also the only trilogy we have from ancient Greece, why is it so rarely staged? “People are afraid of them,” says ...

In the last year of his life, Ted Hughes completed translations of three major dramatic works: Racine's Phedre, Euripedes' Alcestis, and the trilogy of plays known as at The Oresteia, a family story ...

The fall of the house of Atreus is presented in an epic tale of power, revenge and redemption. Part One consists of Agamemnon and Elektra. Get tickets to Part Two.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Two Robert Icke productions have endured illnesses and last-minute casting changes. Now they have finally settled into a repertory groove. By Juan A.

A fat lady does sing (more than once) toward the end, but that's hardly the only operatic aspect to Berkeley Rep's current "The Oresteia." The three-play Aeschylus cycle emerges as a two-evening epic ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Aeschylus' Oresteia-the three plays known as Agamemnon, The Libation ...

The fall of the house of Atreus is presented in a two-evening epic tale of power, revenge and redemption. Part Two consists of Orestes.Get tickets to Part One.

Splendid Productions present an epic, murderous tale of family, history, vengeance and honour in a story nearly as old as theatre. Condensing Aeschylus’s classic trilogy into an hour, Splendid’s regal ...

At the Salzburg Festival, a new adaptation of “The Oresteia” will put a classic story of war, democracy and revenge into a modern context. By David Belcher Staging “The Oresteia,” Aeschylus’s epic ...

For his valedictory production as Shakespeare Theatre Company’s artistic director, Michael Kahn has chosen to take us back to the dawn of Western drama. It’s a harrowing excursion to be sure. But in ...

Vol. 11, No. 1/2, WOMEN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD (Spring and Fall 1978), pp. 149-184 (36 pages) Published By: The Johns Hopkins University Press This distinguished journal is known for publishing original ...