Agamemnon

Synopsis

They wanted War and War is what they got. The Trojan War is over, ten long years. Agamemnon the warrior is returning home. With him, his prize, Cassandra, a slave devoted and damned with vision and insight. Awaiting him, Clytemnestra, his Queen, full of grief, gnawed by the depleted populous of Argos. So, the beacons are lit, the Watchman waits, dog-like to fulfill Aeschylus' profound and devastating prophecy

Our Review:

1 August 2004

First, the scoop on The Scoop is that it’s a fantastically atmospheric and stimulating modern outdoor amphitheatre space carved into the shadow of City Hall on the South Bank, near Tower Bridge. With seating on two sides of an oval-shaped stage on bare, steeply raked stone steps (you might want to bring a cushion, if comfort matters to you more than a sense of theatrical urgency), it was first pressed into impromptu dramatic use last summer for a brief three-week season of a production of Oedipus. Now, fringe company The Steam Industry have returned for an even more ambitious six-week season of free open-air theatre, presenting two plays in rep (See News, 30 Jul 2004).

The even more exciting news is that director Phil Willmott launches it this year with a fast, fierce production of another Greek tragedy, Aeschylus’s Agamemnon that fully tests and inhabits this unusual, electrifying space. Willmott himself has said, “It’s a place ...

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USER: Whatsonstage.com (81.153.76.51) - 17 August 2004:

I saw Agamemnon on Sunday night. Such a talented cast.It was captivating and so worth the time I spent getting to the theatre and then to cap it all, it was free.This is 1st rate acting and a theatrical must! Well done to all concerned.Heard great things about the other play they do, Androcles. Must return for that. ...

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