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Electra / Persona West End

Electra / Persona

Opened: August 1, 2026
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National Theatre (Lyttelton)
(Waterloo) South Bank, London
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Run Type Limited Run
Market West End
Previews August 01, 2026
Directed and adapted by Benedict Andrews, this new play is based on both Sophocles' story of Electra from Greek mythology and Ingmar Bergman's celebrated 1966 film Persona – exemplifying The National Theatre's commitment to re-examining classic stories in new forms. Creating a charged dialogue that spans over 2000 years between the ancient and the modern, this ambitious new production will interrogate the inner life of an actress and query how grief can make us strangers to ourselves.

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FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Electra / Persona

Cate Blanchett is captivating, despite the script

From: The Times By: Clive Davis Date: 2026-09-02

6 / 10

Blanchett remains such an icily charismatic presence that you’re reluctant to look away even when the pace sags, as it does in the final hour. Her co-star Nina Hoss — who played Blanchett’s wife in the classical music film psychodrama Tár — makes an indelible impression too. Still, as the overlong Bergman segment wafts towards its conclusion, it’s the crispness of the images of the two women projected on to a compact screen that holds your attention rather than the script itself.

Cate Blanchett stars in National Theatre’s Electra/Persona – Review

From: West End Wilma By: West End Wilma Date: 2026-09-03

3 / 10

Electra, as a standalone piece, is excellent. Persona loses itself and constantly tries to cling to things that aren’t there. By the end (of what felt like forever), I couldn’t have cared less about these characters and that really isn’t an ideal outcome for a theatre show, which should leave you thinking and questioning but not scratching your head in boredom.

Video: Inside Rehearsals for ELECTRA/PERSONA With Cate Blanchett & Nina Hoss
by Michael Major - September 11, 2026


Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss, Ella Lily Hyland and director Benedict Andrews discuss the creative process behind Electra/Persona in a new rehearsal video from the National Theatre.

Review Roundup: The National Theatre's ELECTRA/PERSONA, Starring Cate Blanchett
by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 2, 2026


Directed and adapted by Benedict Andrews, this new play is based on both Sophocles' story of Electra from Greek mythology and Ingmar Bergman's celebrated 1966 film Persona – exemplifying The National Theatre's commitment to re-examining classic stories in new forms. Creating a charged dialogue that spans over 2000 years between the ancient and the modern, this ambitious new production will interrogate the inner life of an actress and query how grief can make us strangers to ourselves. What did the critics think?

Review: ELECTRA/PERSONA, Starring Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss
by Clementine Scott - September 1, 2026


In Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 Modernist classic Persona, an actress named Elisabeth breaks down mid-performance, becomes mute, and goes on to develop a strange codependent relationship with her nurse, Alma. Much ink has been spilled over the film and its varied psychological readings, but Australian writer-director Benedict Andrews takes a new tack – he poses the question of why, of all the plays, Elisabet’s breakdown should happen during Sophocles’ Electra.

Photos: Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss in Rehearsal For ELEKTRA/PERSONA at the National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - August 12, 2026


All new rehearsal photos have been released from the National Theatre's production of director and adapter Benedict Andrews’ new play Electra/Persona, starring Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss. Check out the photos here!

Electra / Persona FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How long has Electra / Persona been running on the West End?
Electra / Persona opened at the National Theatre (Lyttelton) on Saturday Aug 01, 2026 and has now been running for 1 month.

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