Casting announced for THE ORESTEIA at Bridge Theatre
London Theatre Company has announced casting for The Oresteia, which plays at the Bridge Theatre from 2 July-19 September.
Written and directed by Simon Stone (after Aeschylus & others), 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.
Mary-Louise Parker said: “The Oresteia has intrigued me for a long time so I’m thrilled to be bringing it to life with Simon. I saw his Yerma in New York and thought it was one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen in my life.”
David Morrissey said: “I saw both Phaedra and Yerma and was knocked out by both of those productions so I’m really looking forward to teaming up with Simon on The Oresteia. These stories have been handed down for centuries but there’s something incredibly modern and relatable about them, ultimately they’re about the human condition and we’ll always be fascinated by that.”
Tom Glynn-Carney said: “Simon has such a reputation for making memorable, poignant, dramatic, relevant work, reinventing classical texts like The Oresteia with a fresh, modern lens. These stories are timeless, repeating themselves throughout history, it’s already so evident as an acting challenge it’s going to be really creatively fulfilling.”
Rosie Sheehy said: “I went to watch Phaedra four times, so being in one of Simon’s shows has been on the bucket list for a while. The Oresteia is rarely done so if you can get the chance to be in it you should grab it with both hands! We might think we’ve advanced massively over the last couple of millennia but the themes and emotions at the heart of these stories are still so relevant and the need for humanity to watch humanity on stage still so important.”
A contemporary family wakes up in a Greek myth and can’t seem to find a way out of their hellish destiny.
Writer and director Simon Stone is joined on the creative team by set designer Lizzie Clachan, with music by Stefan Gregory, lighting by Nick Schlieper, and casting by Jessica Ronane CDG.
Further casting is to be announced.
