ELECTRA/PERSONA
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.
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
