18-19 September 1984, Free Theatre, The Arts Centre
The plot thus far...
Agamememnon, Electra's father while lading his army to Troy, incurred the wrath of the gods. The goddess Artemis held back the wnds at Aulis. Agamemnon was forced to sacrifice his and Clytemnestra's daughter Iphignia to placate the goddess. On his return from Troy, Agamemnon is murdered by Clytemnestra and her new man Aegisthus. They usurp Agamemnon's throne while the son of Agamemnon, Orestes is forced into explie helped by his sister Electra. The two children plot revenge over long years. The cycle of exacting kindred blood against blood nears completion. ArticleReviewsthe splendid masks (designed by Graeme [sic] Bennett and Rudolf Boelee) give the characters something of the air of Dreadnought ironclads hell-bent on destruction.... It is good to have the Free Theatre back in business after the harrowing legal battles of recent months. The names of Peter Dhyrberg and Chris McVeigh appear prominently in the list of acknowledgements in the programme, which shows the company is glad to be back in business too. The initial impact of the play's design was surreal. The scene was set for an episode of "Star Trek." Technically this production is superb. |