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Electra

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Frank McGuinness
Adapted / Translated From

Sophocles
Author Notes
A new version of Sophocles' original text.
Play Type

Adaptation/Translation

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

4
Female

6
Total

10

Original Production

Date of First Production

10 September 1997
Production Notes
Produced in association with Duncan C. Weldon for Chichester Festival Theatre.
Venue Notes

First Produced at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester and later at the Donmar Warehouse on 21 October 1997.
Irish Premiere Notes

Bespoke Theatre Company presented the Irish Premiere of Electra at the Project Arts Centre on 16 August 2002.

Original Cast
Chrysothemis	Orla Charlton
Clytemenestra	Marjorie Yates
Chorus	Ninka Scott
Chorus of Mycenae	Jenny Galloway
Chorus	Alison Johnston
Electra	Zoë Wanamaker
Orestes	Andrew Howard
Pylades	Martin McKellan
Servant to Orestes	Rudolph Walker
Aegisthus	Raad Rawi

Production Team
Director	David Leveaux
Designer	Johan Engels
Lighting	Paul Pyant
Sound Designer	Fergus O'Hare
Movement Director	Jonathan Butterell

Published Scripts

Title

Electra
Year

1997
Published By

Faber and Faber
Address

74-77 Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DA
England
Phone

+ 44 (0)20 7465 0045
Email

contact@faber.co.uk
Website

www.faber.co.uk
ISBN

0571194524
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Mel Kenyon, Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Ltd
Address

Waverley House, 7-12 Noel Street
London W1F 8GQ
England
Phone

+ 44 (0)20 7287 4450
Email

info@casarotto.co.uk

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.

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