THE ORESTEIA Aeschylus

Aeschylus' emblematic trilogy, The Oresteia, directed by Theodoros Terzopoulos, marked the first collaboration between the internationally acclaimed Greek director and teacher and the NTG, and was a milestone in the recent history of theatre in Greece. Following a triumphant run at various venues, the performance returns to the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus on 22 & 23 August to complete this year's festival season at Epidaurus.

Terzopoulos's Oresteia is a work of intellectual and philosophical depth, which, with electrifying energy, succeeds in pushing the boundaries of art and, ultimately, in telling the story of humanity itself. Both an unquestionably political act and a transcendent experience functioning on multiple levels, it met with a rapturous reception both from the thousands of spectators who saw it and from the Greek and international media.

After its premiere in Epidaurus in 2024, Agamemnon toured Greece and Cyprus, and was also performed in Vicenza, Italy, where it opened the 77th Classical Shows Season at the historic Teatro Olimpico. Now this extraordinary production returns to the place where its exhilarating journey began, offering us the opportunity to witness it once again.

creation team

Eleni Varopoulou, Translation
Theodoros Terzopoulos, Direction, adaptation, set, costume & lighting design
Savvas Stroumpos, Associate director
Panayiotis Velianitis, Original music
Maria Scicchitano, Dramaturgical adviser
Irene Moundraki, Production dramaturg
Theodora Patiti, Directing assistant
Panagiota Kokkorou, Associate costume designer
Konstantinos Bethanis, Associate lighting designer
Maria Vogiatzi, Artistic associate
Nikos Pastras, Video
Olga Faleichyk, Makeup design
Konstantinos Koliousis, Hair design

cast

Babis Alefantis, Pylades
Evelyn Assouad, Cassandra
Tasos Dimas, Watchman, Leader of the chorus, Athenian citizen
Konstantinos Zografos, Orestes
Ellie Iggliz, Nurse
David Malteze, Aegisthus
Anna Marka Bonissel, Prophetess
Nikos Dasis, Apollo
Dinos Papageorgiou, Herald
Aglaia Pappa, Athena
Myrto Rozaki, Electra
Savvas Stroumpos, Agamemnon
Alexandros Tountas, Servant
Sophia Hill, Clytemnestra, Ghost of Clytemnestra

Chorus

Babis Alefantis, Katerina Amplianiti, Evelyn Assouad, Christoforos Vogiatzis, Natalia Georgosopoulou, Katerina Dimati, Pyrros Theofanopoulos, Ellie Iggliz, Vasilina Katerini, Thanos Magklaras, Elpiniki Marapidi, Anna Marka Bonissel, Lygeri Mitropoulou, Rosy Monaki, Aspasia Batatoli, Nikos Dasis, Dinos Papageorgiou, Vangelis Papagiannopoulos, Stavros Papadopoulos, Myrto Rozaki, Yannis Sanidas, Alexandros Tountas, Katerina Hill, Michalis Psalidas