Choosing one production based on Aeschylus’ Oresteia from the list below, explor

Choosing one production based on Aeschylus’ Oresteia from the list below, explore how the artists involved engaged creatively with Greek tragic texts, dramaturgies, and contexts. Drawing on the arguments made by Laera in Reaching Athens as well as the critical response to the production, evaluate the impact of the artists’ creative choices. Did the artists reaffirm ideas about Greek tragedy as universal, democratic, and/or originary? Did they disrupt or subvert these ideas?
Choose one of the following productions as your case study:
• The Oresteia, written by Tony Harrison and directed by Peter Hall at the National Theatre, 1983;
• The Oresteia, written by Ted Hughes and directed by Katie Mitchell at the National Theatre, 1999;
• Molora, written and directed by Yaël Farber at the Oxford Playhouse (and subsequent tour), 2007-2008;
• Oresteia, written and directed by Robert Icke at the Almeida, 2015;
• The Oresteia, written by Rory Mullarkey and directed by Adele Thomas, 2015;
• The Oresteia, written by Ted Hughes and directed by Blanche McIntyre, 2015;
• This Restless House, written by Zinnie Harris and directed by Dominic Hill for the National
Theatre of Scotland, 2016-2017.
In each case, consider how you will research the production: what materials will you use? Can you find the text used? Can you find a video recording? If you can only find a text or a prompt copy (or, vice versa, only a recording), how can you account for that in your analysis? Aim to look beyond the internet: consider where the archive for each production might be and how you might get access to that archival material, which might well include a recording. You may find resources such as the National Theatre Archive and the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama helpful.