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The Iphigenia Quartet archiveAgamemnon must sacrifice his daughter, Clytemnestra must try to stop him, Iphigenia must accept her fate, the Chorus must watch. Ships lie dormant in harbours, and thousands of troops sit on the shore, growing restless and unruly. Helen is gone, and pursuit of her has been stalled by windless seas. To raise the winds to send his fleet to Troy, Agamemnon is commanded by the gods to sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia. But his deceit of his wife, Clytemnestra and the killing of his child, will end up tearing him and everything around him to pieces. Euripides' story of a father moved to murder his daughter, Iphigenia at Aulis, is one that has been reinvented and retold anew throughout history. The Iphigenia Quartet sees four of the UK's most exciting and radical playwrights - Caroline Bird, Suhayla El Bushra, Lulu Raczka, and Chris Thorpe - create explosive responses to this classical tragedy. Each play is a reimagining this story of familial catastrophe from the differing perspectives of the key characters in the play: Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, Iphigenia and the Chorus. Experience this contemporary and thrilling retelling, directed by a team of the most dynamic emerging directors in the UK led by Gate Artistic Director Christopher Haydon, performed as a pair of double bills alternating throughout the run ? Agamemnon & Clytemnestra and Iphigenia & Chorus. For full details of performance dates, please see our Dates and Times section.

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Caroline Bird (Agamemnon), Suhayla El-Bushra (Iphigenia), Chris Thorpe (Chorus), Lulu Raczka (Clytemnestra)
Producer: Gate Theatre

The Iphigenia Quartet

The Iphigenia Quartet (Play) production archive for QTIX code T01483515089. Details of all The Iphigenia Quartet archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S078593370

Archive Listings

23 Apr 16
  to
30 Apr 16
The Gate Theatre
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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