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 ingredients of this peculiar theatrical mash-up. What it lacks in intellectual ...

Directed and adapted by Benedict Andrews, this new play is based on both Sophocles' story of Electra from Greek mythology and ...