Electra/Persona at the National Theatre review: Strong performances can't save this misstep

Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett and her Tár co-star Nina Hoss give raw and fine-grained performances in a mashup that refuses to mesh here. The first half of Benedict Andrews’ show is a modern-argot interpretation of the rage and grief Agamemnon’s daughter feels toward Clytemnestra, the mother who murdered him. The second

The 'Tar' co-stars take turns playing four roles, two each night, as they explore thematic cross-currents between Sophocles and Bergman.

Electra/Persona review — Cate Blanchett is captivating, despite the script  The Times

Benedict Andrews’ intense, interval-free mashup of ancient and modernist classics is a show of two halves The Electra bit of the title refers to the Sophoclean tragedy of a daughter trapped in a cycle of vengeance, the Persona part to Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 film about an actor who suddenly stops speaking while performi