Oresteia and Rosalind: this week’s best UK theatre and dance

Zinnie Harris’s retelling of Aeschylus’s drama adds muscle to the tale, while As You Like It is the inspiration for James Cousins’ latest choreography1 Oresteia: This Restless House
The experiences of Electra and Clytemnestra take centre stage in Zinnie Harris’s muscular version of Aeschylus’s 2,500-year-old drama. This is a very modern retelling, and often subverts expectations, yet unleashes terrible power as it follows a family haunted by violence. Lighting, musi