Agamemnon
Figure from Greek mythology
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| March 4 2025 | Immortal Pillars DLC released, adding the Chinese pantheon as a playable civilization in Age of Mythology: Retold. |
| March 4 2025 | PlayStation 5 version released, coinciding with the launch of the Immortal Pillars expansion. |
| May 2022 |
Iphigenia in Aulis
Image Comics plans to release a graphic novel version of the play, written by Edward Einhorn and illustrated by Eric Shanower.
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| 2020 |
Oresteia
Jeffrey Scott Bernstein, with illustrator Tom Phillips, published a verse translation of the Oresteia
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| April 30 2019 |
Oresteia
American playwright Ellen McLaughlin and director Michael Khan's adaptation of The Oresteia premiered at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, it was also presented as a digital production by Theatre for a New Audience in New York City, directed by Andrew Watkins.
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| 2018 |
Hecuba
The play Hecuba was featured as a central performance in the two-part comedy film A Bread Factory, highlighting its cultural significance and continued relevance in contemporary media.
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| 2018 |
Iphigenia in Aulis
Rachel Hadas produces a verse translation of Iphigenia in Aulis
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| 2018 |
Iphigenia in Aulis
Brian Vinero creates a rhymed verse translation of the play
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| 2018 |
Robert F. Kennedy's speech on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The audio of Kennedy's speech was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry, recognizing its cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance.
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| 2018 |
La belle Hélène
Production of La belle Hélène at the Opéra national de Lorraine
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| June 28 2018 | PopMatters published a review by Andrea Tallarita defending the show and arguing its commercial failure might be due to audience unfamiliarity with classical texts. |
| May 26 2018 | Buffalo News published a positive review by Randy Schiff, praising the show's pace, acting, and portrayal of Helen and Greek deities. |
| April 8 2018 | IndieWire published a review by Steve Greene, criticizing the show for lack of innovation while praising specific performances. |
| February 28 2018 | New Statesman published a review by Rachel Cooke, panning the show's dialogue and portrayal of Helen and Paris's relationship. |
| February 24 2018 | The Spectator published a review by James Walton, critically dismissing the script and dialogue as corny and bathetic. |
| February 18 2018 | The Guardian published a review by Euan Ferguson, praising the show's faithfulness to original myths and strong portrayal of Helen. |
| February 16 2018 | The Independent published a review by Jacob Stolworthy, praising the series' willingness to alter myths and Louis Hunter's acting, while criticizing the first episode as too tame. |
| 2017 |
Iphigenia in Aulis
Christopher Collard & James Morwood create a verse translation of the play
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| 2017 |
Iphigenia in Aulis
Andy Hinds, with Martine Cuypers, produces a translation of Iphigenia in Aulis
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| 2017 |
Iphigenia in Aulis
Yorgos Lanthimos creates the film The Killing of a Sacred Deer, loosely based on the story of Agamemnon.
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| 2016 |
Oresteia
British playwright Zinnie Harris premiered her adaptation 'This Restless House' at the Citizen's Theatre, receiving five-star critical acclaim. The trilogy centered on women's perspectives, with part one being 'Agamemnon's Return', followed by 'The Bough Breaks' and 'Electra And Her Shadow'.
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| 2015 |
Oresteia
Robert Icke's adaptation of the Oresteia was a sold-out hit at the Almeida Theatre and transferred to the West End's Trafalgar Studios. Additional productions were staged in Manchester and at Shakespeare's Globe.
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| 2015 |
La belle Hélène
Revival of La belle Hélène at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and another unspecified venue
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| 2014 |
Oresteia
French rapper D' de Kabal created an adaptation of the Oresteia as a rap and hip hop play called Agamemnon, performed with the collective R.I.P.O.S.T.E. and artists Arnaud Churin and Emanuela Pace.
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| 2014 |
La belle Hélène
Productions of La belle Hélène at the Opéra d'Avignon and Opéra de Toulon
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| 2013 |
Iphigenia in Aulis
Anne Lill produces an Estonian translation of Iphigenia in Aulis, which received the Alexander Kurtna Award
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| 2013 |
Iphigenia in Aulis
Edward Einhorn creates a translation of the play
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| 2010 |
Iphigenia in Aulis
Nicolas Billon & Roger Beck produce a translation of Iphigenia in Aulis
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles La belle Hélène, Oresteia, Robert F. Kennedy's speech on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Warriors: Legends of Troy, Iphigenia in Aulis, Hecuba (play), Age of Mythology: Retold & Troy: Fall of a City, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.