Thinking about Angels/America, Cursed Child, Inheritance, etc. and was wondering if there were any other plays to consider that were multi-part. Not in the Dolls House and Part 2 vein, but you know.
J, do we know whether THE ORESTEIA was originally performed as all-three-plays in one festival? (As opposed to Sophocles' Theban cycle--OEDIPUS, ANTIGONE, OEDIPUS AT COLONUS--where we know each play was written and performed separately (and out of order, ANTIGONE appearing first) over a period of decades.)
I honestly can't recall. My guess is not, since most of the Dionysian festivals seemed to have grouped three tragedies and one satyr play that shared a common theme or character rather than a continuous plot.
JBroadway said: "@Geveston: According to my Greek-obsessed Theatre Lit professor, they were in fact performed all in one day."
Thanks, J. I trust your professor's word. Moreover, here is Wiki on the subject:
"The only extant example of an ancient Greek theatre trilogy, the Oresteia won first prize at the Dionysia festival in 458 BC. The principal themes of the trilogy include the contrast between revenge and justice, as well as the transition from personal vendetta to organized litigation. Oresteia originally included a satyr play, Proteus, following the tragic trilogy, but all except a single line of Proteus has been lost."
I'm embarrassed I didn't remember this. I taught the ORESTEIA for years. Aside from OEDIPUS and ANTIGONE, they are my favorite Greek plays.