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Aeschylus Agamemnon 1987

18 - 21 March 1987 (Bloomsbury Theatre) and 15 - 18 July 1987 (British Museum) Translation by Robert Ireland

Poster

1987 Agamemnon US news

Publication in 'The Chronicle of Higher Education' - British Actors Bring 'Agamemnon', in All Its Complexity, to U.S Colleges - April 26, 1989

 

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British Museum performance programme

 

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Cast and Crew

Production team:

The Slaves of Dionysos Production Company

Director

James Kerr

Producer

Robert Altham
Peter Meineck

Masks & Costumes (research & design)

Peter Meineck

Masks & Costumes made by

Sue Thurnwalder

Lighting

Jacquelyn Leigh

Actors

Tessa Bembridge (Klutaimnestra)
Michael Caine (Herald)
Martin Durkin (Aigisthos)
Gail Hemming (Kassandra)
James Kerr (Watchman)
Simon Shaw (Agamemnon)

Chorus

Adam Warner (leader)
Peter Hilton
Chas Green
Tim Colwell
Caspar Auchterlonie
John Washbourne
Neil Campbell-Briggs
James Millar
Dave Hickman
Adam Ward
Patrick Daly
Greg Anderson

Note

The production which toured the United States in March 1989 was directed by Andy Arnold. This production previewed at the Bloomsbury Theatre 8 - 10 March 1989.