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An empire crumbling. Betrayal. Murder. Vengeance. Electra is a darkly psychological study of a woman s obsession with her murdered father and her quest for retribution. When her brother unexpectedly returns from exile, the stage is set for Electra s endgame. But vengeance has its price. For how can there be closure if, to avenge your father s death, you must first kill your mother? France 1936. Giradoux retells this chilling story of hatred, loyalty and love with humour and invention, translating a passionate tragedy into a blackly comic expose of bourgeois complacency. Theatrically extraordinary and philosophically rigorous, Electra is also a rare glimpse into the energy and confusion of pre-war France.

Cast/Performers

Cora Bisset, Lucy Briers, Paul Cawley, Grant Gillespie, Joanna McCallum, Josephine Myddelton, Rebecca Peynton, Cordelia Rayner, Malcolm Ridley, Charlie Roe, Ben Silverstone, James Thorne

Creatives/Company

Author: Sophocles
Producer: Gate Theatre
Adapted by: Jean Giraudoux
Translation: Winifred Smith
Director: Erica Whyman
Design: Soutra Gilmour

Electra

Electra (Play) production archive for QTIX code T2087329745. Details of all Electra archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S3140

Archive Listings

20 Oct 03
to
15 Nov 03

The Gate Theatre
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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