Andromaque

Andromaque
Title page from 1668 edition of Andromaque
Written by	Jean Racine
Characters	Andromaque Pyrrhus Oreste Hermione Pylade Cléone Céphise Phoenix
Setting	The Royal Palace at Bouthroton in Epirus

Andromaque is a tragedy in five acts by the French playwright Jean Racine written in alexandrine verse. It was first performed on 17 November 1667 before the court of Louis XIV in the Louvre in the private chambers of the Queen, Marie Thérèse, by the royal company of actors, called "les Grands Comédiens", with Thérèse Du Parc in the title role. The company gave the first public performance two days later in the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris.^[1][2] Andromaque, the third of Racine's plays, written at the age of 27, established its author's reputation as one of the great playwrights in France.