First look at production photos for THE ORESTEIA

Shehrazade Zafar-Arif 10 July, 2026, 12:23

London Theatre Company have released first look production photos of Simon Stone's production of The Oresteia, which is currently in previews at the Bridge Theatre, with an opening night scheduled for Tuesday 14 July.

Photo by Johan Persson

Aeschylus's epic Greek tragedy, written over two millennia ago, is a powerful saga of revenge, power, and justice. The trilogy follows the young Orestes in the bloody fallout of the Trojan War during the power struggle within the House of Atreus. Orestes finds himself caught in a multi-generational cycle of violence as his parents, Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, wage a private war of vengeance. This landmark production, directed by Simon Stone, will bring a modern vision to this ancient play, aiming to raise timeless questions about morality and the cost of war. In this modernised adaptation, a contemporary family wakes up in a Greek myth and can't seem to find a way out of their hellish destiny.

The cast includes Mary-Louise Parker (Two-time Tony Award Winner for The Sound Inside and Proof, Weeds) as Montie, David Morrissey (Gone, The Walking Dead) as Christopher, Tom Glynn-Carney (All My Sons, House of the Dragon) as Augie, Rosie Sheehy (Guess How Much I Love You?, Machinal – Olivier Award Nominee 2025 & 2026) as Alice, Lloyd Hutchinson (Dear England) as Melville, John Macmillan (The Lady from the Sea, House of the Dragon) as Jerome and Archie Madekwe (Saltburn) as Lorenzo are Alyth Ross (The Woman In Cabin 10) as Jenny and Rakhee Thakrar (Sex Education) as Chandra.

Writer and director Simon Stone is joined on the creative team by set designer Lizzie Clachan, with music by Stefan Gregory, lighting design by Nick Schlieper, and casting by Jessica Ronane CDG.

The Oresteia is playing at the Bridge Theatre until Saturday 19 September 2026.