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Drama

Oresteia

Robert Icke

Czech premieres: 6 and 7 February 2025 at the National Theatre

The National Theatre
Premiere production
English surtitles

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    February 2025

    Wednesday 5. 2.
    19:00

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    Thursday 6. 2.
    19:00

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    Friday 7. 2.
    19:00

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    2. premiere
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    Tuesday 18. 2.
    19:00

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    Wednesday 19. 2.
    19:00

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    March 2025

    Tuesday 25. 3.
    19:00

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    Friday 28. 3.
    19:00

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    Saturday 29. 3.
    17:00

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    April 2025

    Saturday 12. 4.
    17:00

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    Sunday 13. 4.
    17:00

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    Saturday 26. 4.
    19:00

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    June 2025

    Wednesday 4. 6.
    19:00

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    Basic information

    Venue

    The National Theatre

    Language

    In Czech, surtitles in English

    Premiere

    Czech premieres: 6 and 7 February 2025 at the National Theatre

    A loose adaptation of the Aeschylus’ trilogy in a contemporary modern take by British playwright Robert Icke, a monumental, layered drama that strongly and cruelly reflects the present situation.

    Cast

    • 2024-2025

    Creatives

    Translation
    Pavel Dominik
    Stage director
    Marián Amsler
    Dramaturgy
    Jana Slouková
    Costume design
    Eva Jiřikovská
    Light design
    Karel Šimek
    Movement coach
    Stanislava Vlčeková
    Translation of English surtitles
    Alžběta Soperová

    About

    A world after the war, the world of heroes and the world of losers. The world of sacrifice and honour, the world of strong men and even stronger women. And also, the world of new beginnings and hope, forgiveness, remorse, but also inner rage, moral guilt and endless questions. What drives political leaders to start a war? Where to find justice? Where is the truth? How important is to forgive? How shall one remain sain and make moral decisions in such a world?

    This modern-day story presents the ancient history of the house of Atreus as a thriller, as well as a personal and social drama about the perils of anger and futility of revenge. General Agamemnon, his wife Clytemnestra and children Iphigenia, Electra and Orestes relive their notorious adventures in the antiquity of modern era. On the fundaments of the over two-thousand-year-old play, Robert Icke boldly and convincingly builds a compelling and attractive family saga about the neurotic world on the brink of destruction, but also about hope and faith in new beginnings. Again, he poses the eternal question of the boundaries between right and wrong and the possibility to find and serve justice.

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