Orestes Rexamined
Filming consisted of an interview with Emma the writer-director. Then the play that night was filmed. A young prince has murdered his mother in a bloody act of revenge. The curse of the Royal House of…
Orestes Rexamined
Filming consisted of an interview with Emma the writer-director. Then the play that night was filmed. A young prince has murdered his mother in a bloody act of revenge. The curse of the Royal House of Argos is raging, the cycle of revenge continues. A raucous mob of rebels have been rejected and discarded by the new regime. They unify and go into hiding underground - with Prince Orestes as their hostage. Now their time has come to take action - to take justice into their hands - to be heard. You decide. You become the jury and determine Orestes' fate. Orestes Re-Examined is an urgent, high octane and radical reinvention of Aeschylus' tragic revenge cycle. Fusing ritual movement, live original music, unique text and a thumping drum and bass underscore, this is a potent and claustrophobic world, where everyone is implicated. Following an acclaimed run in 2008 in Bath, and a tour of prisons in the South West, this revival production promises an immersive audience experience, which will stimulate, challenge and thrill. —Emma
Orestes Rexamined
Drama
Film Details
Filming consisted of an interview with Emma the writer-director. Then the play that night was filmed. A young prince has murdered his mother in a bloody act of revenge.
The curse of the Royal House of Argos is raging, the cycle of revenge continues. A raucous mob of rebels have been rejected and discarded by the new regime. They unify and go into hiding underground - with Prince Orestes as their hostage.
Now their time has come to take action - to take justice into their hands - to be heard. You decide. You become the jury and determine Orestes' fate.
Orestes Re-Examined is an urgent, high octane and radical reinvention of Aeschylus' tragic revenge cycle. Fusing ritual movement, live original music, unique text and a thumping drum and bass underscore, this is a potent and claustrophobic world, where everyone is implicated. Following an acclaimed run in 2008 in Bath, and a tour of prisons in the South West, this revival production promises an immersive audience experience, which will stimulate, challenge and thrill.
—Emma.