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The Agamemnon

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Christine Longford  Lord Longford 

  • Nótaí Faoin Údar

    Translated by Lord and Lady Longford from the Greek.
  • Achoimre

    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.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Athchóiriú/Aistriúchán

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

  • Cast size

  • Male

    3

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    7

  • Eolas Faoin bhFoireann

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

Céad Léiriú

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Aigisthos Hilton Edwards
Orestes Micheál Mac Liammóir
Clytaemnestra Coralie Carmichael
Electra Betty Chancellor
Unspecified Character(s) May Carey
Agamemnon Lionel Dymoke
Leader of the Chorus Diana Vernon
Cassandra Shelah Richards
Unspecified Character(s) Esme Biddle
Foireann Léirithe  
Stiúrthóir Lord Longford

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Críoch

    All Territories

  • Cinéal Cearta

    All Rights

  • Teagmháil

    Lady Boyd

  • Seoladh

    Ince Castle
    Saltash
    Cornwall
    England

  • Guthán

    + 44 (0)1752 842 672

  • Ríomhphost

    boydince@aol.com

Foinse Eolais

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