'Working with Tony Harrison' Manuscript, page 1
Jocelyn Herbert1981
National Theatre
London, United Kingdom
This document about working with Tony Harrison was written by Jocelyn Herbert at some point after 'The Oresteia'. Highlighted is a passage describing Harrison's interest in militant feminism during his research for 'The Oresteia'.
The Oresteia plays, originally written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC (458BC), were translated and made into a new version by Tony Harrison for the National Theatre. It is made up of three successive plays - Agamemnon, Choephori and Eumenides.
Jocelyn Herbert designed the sets, costumes, props and masks.
Designed by Jocelyn Hebert
Directed by Peter Hall
Translated and adapted by Tony Harrison
Music by Harrison Birtwistle
Lighting by John Bury
Sound by Ric Green
Movement by Stuart Hopps
The production played at the Olivier Theatre at the National Theatre, London in 1981 and in the ancient amphitheatre at Epidaurus, in Greece in the summer of 1982.
Location: Olivier Theatre at the National Theatre, London.
Length: about 5 hours including intervals.
[Location in NT archive: JH/2/24/1, p.1]
© Jocelyn Herbert Estate
- Title: 'Working with Tony Harrison' Manuscript, page 1
- Creator: Jocelyn Herbert
- Date Created: 1981
- Location Created: London
- Original Language: English
- Subject Keywords: Jocelyn Herbert, Manuscript, Feminism, Militant feminism, Women in Western Society, Ancient Greek culture, Greek tragedy, Theatre, Performing Arts, Theatre Design, Set Design, Dramaturgy, Scenography, National Theatre, London
- Transcript:Transcript of the highlighted section: "There are a lot of reference in the workbooks to background books, etc, which you might find useful including what I now regard my essential reading in militant feminism and champions of her story. Their contentiousness goes right to the key problems in the plays and I've found them more useful than any of the scholarship on Aeschylus."Hide TranscriptShow Transcript
- Rights: Copyrights held by Jocelyn Herbert
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