The 'Tar' co-stars take turns playing four roles, two each night, as they explore thematic cross-currents between Sophocles ...
Electra/Persona at the National Theatre review: Strong performances can't save this misstep - 3/5 ...
In “Electra/Persona” at the National Theater in London, the actresses turn a spotlight on performance and the slipperiness of ...
Benedict Andrews’ intense, interval-free mashup of ancient and modernist classics is a show of two halves ...
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Electra/Persona — Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss are magnificent in an intense exploration of identity
The actors decide their performances on the toss of a coin in this two-part adaptation of both Sophocles and Ingmar Bergman ...
Curiously unmentioned in the publicity around the National Theatre’s most anticipated show of 2026 is that it’s one of those ...
This two-hour show directed by earnest Aussie Benedict Andrews, is in two halves (without the mercy of an interval).
Benedict Andrews’s new production for the National Theatre walks a tough tightrope between being credible and contrived. What ...
Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss lead a visually striking but plodding Sophocles-Bergman mash-up at the National Theatre; read ...
Opinion
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Move over, Odysseus: time for the women of ancient Greece to have their moment in the sun
The hottest ticket in theatreland will soon be Cate Blanchett in Electra/Persona. Caged female rage continues to capture audiences, says writer Natalie Haynes ...
A Greek tragedy, a film by Ingmar Bergman and two compelling performances from Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss are the raw ...
Directed and adapted by Benedict Andrews, this new play is based on both Sophocles' story of Electra from Greek mythology and ...
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