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Thyestes

BBC Radio 3
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by SENECA ranslat by JANE ELDER Music by Christos Pittas
Atreus and Thyestes have 'ought a long and bitter
CIvil war. Exiled, Thyestes [s persuaded to return home, ostensibly to share the throne but, in reality, Atreus is plotting a horrifying act of revenge.
Singer MARTYN HILL (tenor) Directed by MARTIN JENKINS (Richard Pasco is an associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company)

Contributors

Music By:
Christos Pittas
Singer:
Martyn Hill
Directed By:
Martin Jenkins
Thyestes:
Uenis Quilley
his brother Atreus:
Richard Pasco
The Messenger:
Anton Lesser
A Fury:
Hugh Dickson
Ghost of Tantalus:
David March
Courtier:
Anthony Newlands
Tantalus, Thyestes' son:
Crawford Logan
His brothers:
Stuart Organ
His brothers:
Simon Hewitt
Chorus:
Hugh Dickson
Chorus:
David Gooderson
Chorus:
Simon Hewitt
Chorus:
Anton Lesser
Chorus:
Crawford Logan
Chorus:
Stuart Organ
Chorus:
Richard Pasco
Chorus:
Denis Quilley
Chorus:
Peter Tuddenham
Source: Radio Times

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