About the Show

A modern family is trapped inside a Greek myth they cannot escape.

This play follows a contemporary family who find themselves caught within the framework of a Greek myth, unable to break free from its predetermined course. As their lives begin to mirror the structure and inevitability of classical tragedy, they struggle against forces that dictate their actions and outcomes. The narrative examines how mythic patterns impose themselves on modern lives, shaping relationships and decisions.

Written and directed by Simon Stone, the production reunites the creative team behind The Lady from the Sea. This production contains mature themes and recommended for ages 15+.

Critic Reviews (8)

"His direction is masterful, as Lizzie Clachan's chilling glass home sickeningly rotates between each revelatory scene — one moment revealing a bloodied body in a bath, the next, a tense dinner party."
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"It is draining, invigorating, frustrating, original and ersatz, with too much thrown at it: Aeschylus, and then some."
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"David Morrissey peps up a gruelling Greek tragedy"
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"The second act of Simon Stone's The Oresteia is one of the most gripping, visceral and biting hours of drama you are ever likely to see on stage."
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"Powerful performances reveal moments of profound emotion in this lumbering modern-day reimagining of Aeschylus’ tragic trilogy"
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"He traps his characters in a giant glass tank like lobsters in a seafood restaurant, then makes them fight until they’re devoured by a pitiless world. It’s uncomfortable, agonisingly drawn out, and brilliant."
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"Stripped to bare bones and slickened to a bloody thriller, Stone's adaptation homes in on the play as a cluster of family murders – each one a stacked domino in a cascade of revenge that seems never to end."
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"The Bridge Theatre's star-studded update of Aeschylus's revenge trilogy is hard to take seriously in its grotesquerie"
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