“A production of depth, ambition and creepy power” - The Guardian.

A contemporary reworking of Aeschlyus’ classical trilogy The Oresteia!

Playwright Zinnie Harris’ This Restless House, which received critical and audience acclaim upon its UK premiere in 2016, is staged with a challenging and sophisticated directorial style at the hands of director Kim Jeong, who has been active in the Korean theater scene since winning the 2017 Dong-A Theater Award for Best New Director.

Clytemnestra unleashes her rage and seeks vengeance after Agamemnon sacrifices her beloved daughter Iphigenia for a greater cause, and Electra is tormented by the terrible curse of her parents’ ghosts. The curtain rises on the story of the royal family’s ruthless vengeance!

The most anticipated production of the latter half of the year, This Restless House brings to the stage a cast of fifteen actors, who unfold a bloody family revenge tale through their brilliant chemistry and tremendous ensemble! Combined with this is the unique sensibility of director Kim Jeong. This must-see show will run for a strictly limited period of four weeks at NTCK's Myeongdong Theater.

SYNOPSIS

Agamemnon makes the terrible decision to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia in order to fulfill the will of the gods and to win the war. As a result, the entire family is slowly consumed in a bloody quest for revenge. The ensuing maelstrom of fear, madness, suspicion, betrayal, and guilt leads to more victims and revenge – as if the curse that haunts this family will never end...

Written by Zinnie Harris

(Playwright, screenwriter, director/ Associate Artistic Director at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh)

A graduate of Oxford University and Hull University, Zinnie Harris has worked as a playwright and director with a number of leading theaters including the Royal Court Theatre, the Royal National Theatre, the National Theatre of Scotland and the Royal Shakespeare Company. In addition to her timely plays dealing with pertinent issues, her modern adaptations of classic works have been internationally acclaimed and performed around the world.

Major Theatre Works
Macbeth (an undoing), The Scent of Roses, The Duchess (of Malfi), Meet Me at Dawn, Rhinoceros, This Restless House, How to Hold Your Breath, The Wheel, Midwinter, Further Than the Furthest Thing

Awards
2021 Best Short Drama, Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (for A Glimpse)
2017 Herald Angel (for three plays at Edinburgh International Festival incl. a re-run of This Restless House)
2017 Best Director, Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland (for A Number)
2016 Best New Play, Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland (for This Restless House) 
2016 Berwin Lee Playwriting Award (for How to Hold Your Breath)
2011 Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award (for The Wheel) 
2005 Arts Foundation Fellowship Award (for Midwinter)
2001 John Whiting Award (for Further than the Furthest Thing) 
2000 Peggy Ramsay Playwriting Award (for Further than the Furthest Thing)

Directed by Kim Jeong
Kim Jeong is known for his sophisticated directing style and innovative theatrical formats. He is currently working with Project While, which “seeks to find moments of intense experience that can only be created through theater, and brings together all those who wish to tell their own stories truthfully and persistently.”

Major Works
Deaths, The Sun, The Crucible, Whether Human or God, Divine Daughter Anemone, Guests, The Sensibility of a Wife, Red Oleanders, Sabeth, Dreams, The King On The Square, The House of Bernada Alba, Questions and Answers in the Dark, Ghosts
Awards
2018 The 9th DOOSAN Artist Award (Theater) 
2017 The 54th Dong-A Theater Awards for Best New Director (for Guests)