National Theatre of Northern Greece
Euripides, Orestes
“Let Loxias [Apollo] be blamed for exhorting me to commit the crime”: Euripides begins his Orestes’ plot (408 BC) after Clytemnestra’s murder, approaching the hero’s matricide and guilt in human terms, demystifying the gods and mocking demagogues. The dramatist employs elements reminiscent of parody, psychological drama and black comedy in this, one of his last comments on Athenian democracy.
Though popular in antiquity, the play is now rarely performed, and this is the first production of the work by the State Theatre of Northern Greece. The Theatre has entrusted its direction to Slobodan Unkovski, who teaches Theatre Direction at Skopje’s Academy of the Dramatic Arts and is well-known to Greek audiences from his collaborations with the Greek National Theatre. The lead role is played by Lazaros Georgakopoulos [G.Τ.].
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