The 'Tar' co-stars take turns playing four roles, two each night, as they explore thematic cross-currents between Sophocles ...

In “Electra/Persona” at the National Theater in London, the actresses turn a spotlight on performance and the slipperiness of ...

Electra/Persona at the National Theatre review: Strong performances can't save this misstep - 3/5 ...

The actors decide their performances on the toss of a coin in this two-part adaptation of both Sophocles and Ingmar Bergman ...

Benedict Andrews’ intense, interval-free mashup of ancient and modernist classics is a show of two halves ...

Curiously unmentioned in the publicity around the National Theatre’s most anticipated show of 2026 is that it’s one of those ...

A reviews round-up for Benedict Andrews' Electra/Persona at the National Theatre, starring Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss.

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 ...

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 ...