Jessica Brown Findlay joins Almeida’s Oresteia

written by Ana on 26 April 2015

Jessica Brown Findlay is to star in the Almeida Theatre’s production of Oresteia next month.

Brown Findlay, best known for her role in ITV’s Downton Abbey, joins the previously announced Lia Williams in a new version of the Greek tragedy created and directed by Robert Icke.

The cast also includes Amelia Baldock, Lorna Brown, Rudi Dharmalingam, Ann Firbank and Ilan Galkoff. They are joined by Joshua Higgott, Cameron Lane, John Mackay, Clara Read and Eve Salama.

Bobby Smalldridge, Luke Thompson, Angus Wright and Hara Yannas complete the cast.

The production, which runs at the Almeida in London from May 29 to July 18, is designed by Hildegard Bechtler, with lighting by Natasha Chivers, sound by Tom Gibbons and video by Tim Reid.

Press night for the show will be on June 5.

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