David Morrissey to star in The Oresteia at The Bridge Theatre this summer

It’s June! Which means in just under a month, The Oresteia will be seen by its very first audiences at The Bridge.

The cast are now deep in rehearsals, but we managed to catch up with them on their first day to find out how they were feeling about the process.

We’ve also welcomed a few new faces to the team. Scroll down to discover who the newbies are…

Back row L-R: Mary-Louise Parker, John Macmillan, Tom Glynn-Carney, David Morrissey, Lloyd Hutchinson, Archie Madekwe, Seán Donegan, Andy Umerah, George Renshaw

Front row L-R: Rakhee Thakrar, Rosie Sheehy, Alyth Ross, Kirsty Yates

The Oresteia cast are in rehearsal now and we are so delighted to welcome new members to the family: Alyth Ross and Rakhee Thakrar as Jenny and Chandra, plus understudies Seán Donegan, George Renshaw, Andy Umerah, Emily Waters and Kirsty Yates.

We dropped by the rehearsal room to catch up with the cast and creative team, to see if they had anything they could share about the production. Here’s what we found out…

The first official day of rehearsals is always a joyous occasion. This is the first time the full cast, creative team and company all get to meet.

There’s hugs all around, plenty of coffee and pastries on offer, and lots of gossip to share. And that’s before Writer & Director Simon Stone and Set Designer Lizzie Clachan delve into their vision of the production, compete with a 3D digital model of the set for us to gasp over. You’ll have to wait a bit longer to find out what the fuss is all about with that.