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2 unusual facts about Andromaque


Andromaque

Euripides' play Andromache and the third book of Virgil's Aeneid were the points of departure for Racine's play.

Christine Horne

In 2012 she garnered a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role for her role as Hermione in Necessary Angel's production of Jean Racine's Andromache.


Astyanax

In Jean Racine's play Andromaque (1667), Astyanax has narrowly escaped death at the hands of Odysseus, who has unknowingly been tricked into killing another child in his place.

Cyprien Renaudin

On 13 May 1793, he was appointed first officer to the frigate Andromaque, under Jean François Renaudin, on which he sustained a fight against a ship of the line and four Spanish frigates.

Damien Luce

As an actor, Damien Luce studied at the Alain De Bock drama studio, where he worked on authors such as Racine (Pyrrhus and Oreste in Andromaque), Antiochus in Bérénice), Claudel (Mesa in Le Partage de midi), Marivaux (Arlequin in Arlequin poli par l’amour), Anouilh (The King in Becket) Romains (Knock), Albee (George in Who is afraid of Virginia Wolf ?), Ribes (George in Les Cent Pas).

French ship Andromaque

Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Andromaque in honour of Andromache, wife of Hector, daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes.


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