OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Christine Longford  Lord Longford 

• Author Notes

  Translated by Lord and Lady Longford from the Greek.

• Synopsis

  The three plays of the Oresteia are conflated here to form one drama. Clytaemnestra and her lover Aigisthos kills her husband, Agamemnon. In retaliation, her son Orestes kills her in revenge.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Female

  4

• Total

  7

• Cast Notes

  There were more actors in the cast, but the full cast list was unavailable.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  15 February 1933

• Producer

  Presented by Longford Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from press cuttings of the time.