Jean Racine's tragedy in a new translation by JOHN CAIRNCROSS with Sheila Allen
Marius Goring and Alec McCowen
Characters in order of speaking:
The action takes place at Buthrotum. capital of Epirus, some time after the end of the Trojan War.
Produced by MARTIN ESSLlN
Andromaque. first performed in 1667 when Racine was twenty-eight. was his first great success.
To be repeated on May 20
Acts 3 and 4 of the ploy in French, on gramophone records: Tuesday, at 7.50 p.m.