Description

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When a young Electra's father is murdered by her mother, her world changes irrevocably. Ten years on, bound by grief and unwilling to forgive, Electra surrenders to an all-consuming desire for revenge that propels her towards a bloody and terrifying conclusion. This is a haunting new version by Nick Payne of Sophocles' tragic masterpiece, Electra.

About the Author

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Nick Payne won the 2009 George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright. In 2010, he was the Pearson Playwright-in-Residence at the Bush Theatre. His first play, If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, was producedat the Bush Theatre in October 2009. His second play, Wanderlust, was produced at the Royal Court Theatre in September 2010.

Praise For…

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Nick Payne’s urgent new version of Sophocles Electra is another in a long line of boundary breaking offerings. Payne [is] one of our brightest new playwrights Electra-fying"The Evening Standard

Poised and punchy”The Arts Desk

Payne’s translation has a flinty seriousness A punchy account of a classic play.”The Stage

dark, bloody, anguished Payne’s version, linguistically, is spare and simplified, with a graceful eloquence; quite stylised on the page, but completely natural in the mouths of the actors” 4 starsExuent Magazine

Nick Payne's new version [has] the feel of a contemporary gangster movie a tough modern version of the tragedy that has poetic moments and maintains pace throughout”British Theatre Guide