They wanted War and War is what they got. The Trojan War is over, ten long years. Agamemnon the warrior is returning home. With him, his prize, Cassandra, a slave devoted and damned with vision and insight. Awaiting him, Clytemnestra, his Queen, full of grief, gnawed by the depleted populous of Argos. So, the beacons are lit, the Watchman waits, dog-like to fulfill Aeschylus' profound and devastating prophecy Following their sell-out successes The Merchant of Venice and their all-male A Clockwork Orange, cutting-edge theatre troupe Action To The Word return to CPT this Autumn for the first part of their new trilogy - The Oresteia. One of the oldest plays ever written, this series of Greek tragedies tells the tale of the most cursed, punished and controversial family of all time - The House of Atreus and their desperate struggle with the gods to emerge into serenity and freedom. A symposium of gore, war, sex and greed, here the Agamemnon is dragged into 1945 London. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned... Age 13+| 12 Oct 10 to 24 Oct 10 | Camden People's Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
