Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Publication Title
Didaskalia
Volume
15
Issue
7
Pages
1-6
Publisher Name
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Abstract
Robert Icke’s adaptation of Aeschylus’ Oresteia twists the themes and conflicts of the three ancient Greek plays that make up its source material into fresh horror for the modern stage.1 Icke taps into the big-picture issues that are worked out through the mythology of Orestes and his family—the steep costs of war, the nature of justice, the marginalization of women, the role of religion in politics, and the irreconcilability of obligations to family and state—to create a work that feels both novel and timeless. First staged at London’s Almeida Theatre in 2015 as part of a season of Greek-based productions and events, the play had a successful U.S. premiere by the Theatre School at DePaul University under the direction of April Cleveland (MFA Directing 2019) in May 2019.
Identifier
ISSN 1321-4853
Recommended Citation
Gawlinski, Laura. Review: Oresteia, adapted by Robert Icke. Didaskalia, 15, 7: 1-6, 2019. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Classical Studies: Faculty Publications and Other Works,
Creative Commons License
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Copyright Statement
© Gawlinski, 2019.
Comments
Author Posting © Gawlinski, 2019. It is posted here by permission of Gawlinski for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Didaskalia , Volume 15, Article 7, 2019. https://www.didaskalia.net/issues/15/7/