Performance

VenueThe Gate Theatre
TownInner London
CountyGreater London
From23rd April 2016
To30th April 2016
When19:30. Sat Mat 15:00
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The Iphigenia Quartet

T01483515089
Agamemnon 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.
Author Caroline Bird (Agamemnon)
Author Suhayla El-Bushra (Iphigenia)
Author Chris Thorpe (Chorus)
Author Lulu Raczka (Clytemnestra)


Archive :: production:T01483515089, play:S078593370, venue:V231

Production details

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. Part of the season: NUCLEAR: A Season about the Family

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Producer Gate Theatre
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