THIS RESTLESS HOUSE

ISBN: 9780573116797 Género: Sinópsis: lpgAeschylusarsquo; lemgOresteial/emg opens with Agamemnon sacrificing his daughter to the gods; an act which sets in motion a bloody cycle of revenge and counter-revenge. When he in turn is killed at the hands of his wife Clytemnestra, their son Orestes takes up the mantle of avenging his father, continuing the bloodshed until peace is ultimately found in the rule of law.l/pglpgZinnie Harris reimagines this ancient drama, using a contemporary sensibility to rework the stories, placing the women in the centre. Orestesarsquo; leading role is replaced by his sister Electra, who as a young child witnesses her fatherarsquo;s murder and is compelled to take justice into her own hands until she too must flee the Furies.l/pglpgThe three plays that comprise lemgThis Restless Housel/emg can be performed on their own or as part of a continuous evening. Part one being lemgAgamemnonarsquo;s Return l/emgplays on its own, then parts two and three lemgThe Bough Breaksl/emg and lemgElectra And Heranbsp;Shadowl/emg play as different parts of the same evening.l/pg