The Oresteia
A contemporary family wakes up in a Greek myth and can't seem to find a way out of their hellish destiny.
2026 · 3h 40m
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Simon Stone
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The Oresteia
Overview
A family is haunted by its part in an unjust war, the painful burden of inherited trauma and intergenerational conflict, and the descent into an increasingly merciless vortex of violence. Simon Stone's adaptation of The Oresteia trilogy of Aeschylus' Greek tragedies (consisting of Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides), shows us that as long as humankind wages wars and families tear themselves apart, this story will remain painfully, cathartically relevant. Stage play performed at The Bridge Theatre in London, UK.
Director and cast
- Simon Stone Director
- David Morrissey as Christopher Middleton
- Mary-Louise Parker as Montie Middleton
- Tom Glynn-Carney as Augie Middleton
- Rosie Sheehy as Alice Middleton
- Lloyd Hutchinson as Melville
- John Macmillan as Jerome
- Archie Madekwe as Lorenzo
- Rakhee Thakrar as Chandra
- Alyth Ross as Jenny
- Sean Donegan as Christopher Understudy / Melville Understudy
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