Original id:
5176
Start date:
14 February 1933
Degree of relationship to ancient play:
Translation
Production notes:
Performed by a cast of fifty.
Media of production:
Stage-play
Languages:
English
The Oresteia (1933)
Companies:
Ancient works:
Information related to this production
| Person | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Esme Biddle | Actor | Pallas Athena |
| May Carey | Actor | Nurse |
| Coralie Carmichael | Actor | Klytaimnestra |
| Betty Chancellor | Actor | Elektra |
| Cyril Cusack | Actor | Apollo |
| Lionel Dymoke | Actor | Agamemnon |
| Hilton Edwards | Director | |
| Hilton Edwards | Lighting | |
| Hilton Edwards | Actor | Aegisthos |
| Robert Hennessy | Actor | Watchman |
| Fred Johnson | Actor | Herald |
| Micheál Mac Liammóir | Set & Costume Designer | |
| Micheál Mac Liammóir | Actor | Orestes |
| Art O'Murnaghan | Music | music arranged from ancient sources |
| Shelah Richards | Actor | Kassandra |
| Venue | Festival | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gate Theatre (Dublin, Munster, Republic of Ireland) | 14 February, 1933 |
| Source | Format | Location if held at the APGRD | Pagination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oresteia of Aeschylus | Photocopy | archive | ||
| Agamemnon in Performance: 458 BC to AD 2004 | Book | library | 376 |
How to cite this production
The Oresteia (1933), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/5176 <13 December 2024>