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ELECTRA/PERSONA

ELECTRA/PERSONA

Category

Play

Country

United Kingdom

Run Dates

Aug 19 - Oct 10, 2026

SOON

Run Dates

2026.08.19 ~ 2026.10.10

National Theatre

World Premiere

About the show

Electra. A daughter consumed by grief and rage, clinging to the idea of justice as her world comes apart. Persona. During a performance of Electra, an actress suddenly falls silent. What follows is a rupture: two women drawn into an intense, unsettling encounter where speech breaks down and the boundaries between self and role give way. Featuring Cate Blanchett (The Seagull), Nina Hoss (The Cherry Orchard), and Ella Lily Hyland (Black Doves), Benedict Andrews’ (A Streetcar Named Desire) thrilling production fuses ancient myth and modern psychology in a powerful exploration of identity, and the fragile line between who we are and who we play.

ELECTRA/PERSONA Info

Details

a new play by Benedict Andrews after Sophocles & Ingmar Bergman Writer / Director Benedict Andrews Set Designer Magda Willi Costume Designer Merle Hensel Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir Lighting Designer Jon Clark Video Designer Ash J Woodward Casting Director Alastair Coomer CDG Voice Coach Cathleen McCarron Associate Director Danica Selem Music Associate Deanna H. Choi CAST Cate Blanchett Nina Hoss Ella Lily Hyland

Where it's been performed

National Theatre

National Theatre

London

United Kingdom

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