Author:Eugene O'Neill

Set in New England just after the end of the Civil War, Mourning Becomes Electra is O'Neill's three part reworking of themes from Greek tragedy.
This adaptation of Aeschylus' Oresteia by one of America's greatest playwrights is a landmark in the history of theatre.
Historically important... Theater of great scope and grand design
—— New York TimesThe full range of the human and the divine is called into play
—— IndependentThere is a manifest integrity about his work, a ruthless self-exposure, and a determination to venture into territory where few dramatists dare to tread
—— Daily TelegraphIn this take on Aeschylus' The Oresteia, O'Neill substitutes the New England House of Mannon for the House of Atreus and concocts a typically over-the-top cocktail of sex, envy, adultery, matricide and inescapable guilt
—— Chicago TribuneClever, spry and sad in equal measure...a pacy plot whose twists and shifts of viewpoint make for much anxious page-turning
—— Daily TelegraphA scintillating story of lust, deception and retribution
—— Independent on SundayBeautifully written...with a featherlight touch, Moggach keeps the tension at fever-pitch until the final hilarious – and entirely unexpected – climax
—— Independent on SundayA personal journey through places and people I know
—— Kathleen MacMahon , Irish Times






