Wed 26 Jun
Electre / Oreste
Theatre Broadcast from la Comédie-Française
160 mins
in French with EN subs
FRA | author: Euripides | dir. Ivo van Hove, with the troupe of la Comédie-Française
© Jan Versweyveld / coll. Comédie-Française
After the huge success of Les Damnés (The Damned), acclaimed stage director Ivo van Hove comes together again with the Troupe of the Comédie-Française for an epic House of Atreus saga. Merging two ancient Greek tragedies by Euripides, he tells the story of a brother Orestes, and a sister, Electra, united in crime and vengeance against their no-less criminal mother Clytemnestra and step-father Aegisthus.
Preceded by an introduction by actor Christophe Montenez in discussion with award-winning theatre critic Matt Trueman
Please note that some scenes contain images of graphic nature
See also
- The Damned (Les Damnés), by Ivo van Hove, with the troupe and actors of the Comédie-Française – 19 – 25 June 2019 at the Barbican
- Masterclass with Guillaume Gallienne, hosted by journalist and Theatre critic Matt Trueman – 21 June 2019 at the Barbican
- Spotlight on the Comédie-Française Playlist on Youtube
