 Event |
Electra
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| Venue |
University of Adelaide, Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, SA |
| First Date |
30 July 1987 |
| Last Date |
1 August 1987 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional Training Schools/Colleges |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Electra or Elektra is a Greek tragic play by Sophocles. Its date is not known, but various stylistic similarities with the Philoctetes (409 BC) and the Oedipus at Colonus (401 BC) lead scholars to suppose that it was written towards the end of Sophocles' career. It is based around the character of Electra, and the vengeance that she and her brother Orestes take on their mother Clytaemnestra and step father Aegisthus. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Text Nationality |
Greece
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Preview in On Dit: University of Adelaide student newspaper. (27 July 1987) v. 55 no. 13, p. 21.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Web |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra_%28Sophocles%29 |
| Programme |
University of Adelaide Library Special Collections, SA |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
74211 |
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