Author: | Nick Payne | ISBN: | 9781849433679 |
Publisher: | Oberon Books | Publication: | June 21, 2012 |
Imprint: | Oberon Books | Language: | English |
Author: | Nick Payne |
ISBN: | 9781849433679 |
Publisher: | Oberon Books |
Publication: | June 21, 2012 |
Imprint: | Oberon Books |
Language: | English |
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.
‘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
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.
‘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