This Restless House This Restless House

This Restless House

an adaptation of Aeschlyus' Oresteia

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Publisher Description

'Electrifying . . . This four-hour epic of ambition and power is a sinewy reworking of Aeschylus that explodes into a cacophonous climax.' GUARDIAN *****

Aeschylus' Oresteia opens with Agamemnon sacrificing his daughter to the gods; an act which sets in motion a bloody cycle of revenge and counter-revenge. When he in turn is killed at the hands of his wife Clytemnestra, their son Orestes takes up the mantle of avenging his father, continuing the bloodshed until peace is ultimately found in the rule of law.

Zinnie Harris reimagines this ancient drama, using a contemporary sensibility to rework the stories, placing the women in the centre. Orestes' leading role is replaced by his sister Electra, who as a young child witnesses her father's murder and is compelled to take justice into her own hands until she too must flee the Furies.
Winner: Best New Play, Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland
This Restless House premiered at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, in April 2016 in a co-production with the National Theatre of Scotland.

GENRE
Arts & Entertainment
RELEASED
2016
May 12
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
192
Pages
PUBLISHER
Faber & Faber
SELLER
Faber and Faber Limited
SIZE
1.6
MB

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