Dates and on sale details revealed for new play ELECTRA/PERSONA featuring Cate Blanchett

Director and adapter Benedict Andrews makes his National Theatre debut with the world premiere of Electra/Persona in the National Theatre’s Lyttelton from 19 August - 10 October, starring Academy Award-winner Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine), Nina Hoss (Tár), and rising talent Ella Lily Hyland (Black Doves).

Electra/Persona fuses ancient myth with Ingmar Bergman’s Persona in a powerful exploration of identity and the fragile line between who we are and who we play.

Which role undid you in the end?

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.

Joining director Benedict Andrews on the creative team is set designer Magda Willi, costume designer Merle Hensel, composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, lighting designer Jon Clark, video designer Ash J Woodward, and casting director Alastair Coomer CDG.

Tickets for Electra/Persona go on general sale from 12pm on 21 May, with further info here.