Lia Williams, Angus Wright & Downton's Jessica Brown Findlay Set for West End Transfer of Oresteia

Greek tragedy is returning to London's West End! Original Almeida Theatre cast members Lia Williams, Angus Wright and Jessica Brown Findlay will lead the West End transfer of Aeschylus’ Oresteia. Re-imagined for the modern stage by director Robert Icke, the production will begin previews at the Trafalgar Studios on August 22. Opening night is set for September 7 and the show is scheduled to play a limited engagement through November 7.

Orestes’ parents are at war. A family drama spanning several decades, a huge, moving, bloody saga, Aeschylus’ greatest and final play asks whether justice can ever be done—and continues to resonate more than two millennia after it was written.

Along with Tony nominee Williams (Skylight), Broadway alum Wright (Twelfth Night, Richard III) and Findlay (Downton Abbey), the West End cast will also include original company members Lorna Brown, Annie Firbank, Joshua Higgott, Luke Thompson and Hara Yannas.

The production will feature design by Hildegard Bechtler, lighting by Natasha Chivers, sound by Tom Gibbons and video by Tim Reid.