In October 2010, Aeschylus' Agamemnon will be staged as the forty-first Greek Play in a nearly unbroken series of triennial performances stretching back to 1882.

This rare event brings together a professional director and composer with a student cast to present an Attic play in the original Greek (with surtitles).

Recent plays have been Sophocles' Oedipus the King in 2004 (a Corin Redgrave's "pick of the year" in The Guardian) and Euripides' Medea in 2007, both directed by Annie Castledine.

Agamemnon will be directed by Helen Eastman, with a score specially composed by Alex Silverman. The play will be performed eight times at the Cambridge Arts Theatre; recent plays have attracted capacity or near-capacity crowds at all shows, comprising both school pupils and the regional (and national) theatre-going public.

"The budget for the play is £55,000, of which we are committed to raising at least £35,000 through fundraising and sponsorship. We would be very interested to discuss any sponsorship opportunities, including various forms of advertising and complimentary tickets".

Contact: Dr Christopher Whitton, Secretary (Producer), Cambridge Greek Play

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