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The Oresteia
A wealthy family built on the business of war finds ancient Greek tragedy catching up with it.
Simon Stone relocates Aeschylus’s Oresteia to the present day, turning its cycle of violence and revenge into the story of a wealthy family whose fortunes come from military technology. When one daughter turns against the source of their wealth, private resentments, political convictions and old family wounds begin to collide.
A sprawling, darkly funny family tragedy told across shifting timelines, with the ancient gods and curses replaced by grief, power, money and choices whose consequences pass from parents to children. Stone mixes recognisably contemporary family arguments with the scale and inevitability of Greek tragedy, moving between intimate confrontations and the wider damage caused by war.
modernised classics, dysfunctional family sagas, political arguments inside domestic drama and tragedy with flashes of very dark humour.
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- From 3 Jul 2026
- Booking until 19 Sept 2026
Simon Stone relocates Aeschylus’s Oresteia to the present day, turning its cycle of violence and revenge into the story of a wealthy family whose fortunes come from military technology. When one daughter turns against the source of their wealth, private resentments, political convictions and old family wounds begin to collide.
A sprawling, darkly funny family tragedy told across shifting timelines, with the ancient gods and curses replaced by grief, power, money and choices whose consequences pass from parents to children. Stone mixes recognisably contemporary family arguments with the scale and inevitability of Greek tragedy, moving between intimate confrontations and the wider damage caused by war.
modernised classics, dysfunctional family sagas, political arguments inside domestic drama and tragedy with flashes of very dark humour.
Details
- From 3 Jul 2026
- Booking until 19 Sept 2026
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