The cast includes (Broadway's Miss Trunchbull in Matilda) and (currently starring in the Almeida's Bakkai), Katie Brayben (currently starring in the West End's Beautiful, who previously appeared at the Almeida in King Charles III), former Almeida artistic director , , Mark Gatiss, Rory Kinnear, , Lesley Manville and . Also appearing are Nikki Amuka-Bird, Adjoa Andoh, Pippa Benett-Warner, Lorna Brown, , Simon Coates, Brian Cox, , Joe Dixon, Monica Dolan, Amanda Drew, Noma Dumezweni, Tim Dutton, Lisa Dwan, Caroline Faber, Will Featherstone, Stephen Fewell, Susannah Fielding, , Annie Firbank, , Barbara Flynn, Naomi Frederick, Mariah Gale, Julian Glover, Simon Goldhill, Adrian der Gregorian, , Janine Harouni, Ian Hart, Kevin Harvey, , Joshua Higgott, William Houston, Eleanor Matsuura, Tobias Menzies, Hattie Morahan, Jonjo O鈥橬eill, , Ben Porter, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Paul Ready, , Michael Shaeffer, Annabel Scholey, John Simm, Jonathan Slinger, Sharon Small, Matthew Spencer, Gavin Spokes, , Janet Suzman, Luke Thompson, Sam West, , and Hara Yannas.
Homer's The Iliad, which chronicles the Trojan War, is the source myth of Greek drama and the greatest story of heroism, betrayal and battle in Western literature. It will be directed by Almeida Artistic Director and Associate Director Robert Icke.
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