Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss on the Friendship Driving ‘Elektra/Persona’ at London’s National Theatre: ‘There’s a Lot of Masking and Unmasking’
Actors Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss are starring in a new National Theatre production titled 'Elektra/Persona', which fuses Sophocles' classic play with Ingmar Bergman's film. The production explores themes of identity and masking through a unique structure where the two leads alternate roles nightly.
Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss on the Friendship Driving ‘Elektra/Persona’ at London’s National Theatre: ‘There’s a Lot of Masking and Unmasking’ "Elektra/Persona," the U.K. National Theatre production fusing Sophocles' "Elektra" with Ingmar Bergman's "Persona," grew out of friendship rather than a directorial concept imposed after casting, according to director Benedict Andrews.
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