Electra/Persona
19 August - 10 October 2026 Lyttelton Theatre
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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.
Cast and creatives
22 credits
Cast
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CCate Blanchett
Electra/Elisabeth and Clytemnestra/Alma
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PPeter Eastland
Understudy (Aegisthus/Husband)
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NNina Hoss
Electra/Elisabeth and Clytemnestra/Alma
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EElla Lily Hyland
Chrysothemis/Reader
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FFrankie Lipman
Understudy (Chrysothemis/Reader)
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CCelia Nelson
Understudy (Clytemnestra/Alma)
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PPatrick Robinson
Aegisthus/Husband
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NNatalie Thomas
Understudy (Electra/Elisabeth)
Creative team
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BBenedict Andrews
Writer / Director
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MMagda Willi
Set Designer
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MMerle Hensel
Costume Designer
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HHildur Guðnadóttir
Composer
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JJon Clark
Lighting Designer
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BBrendan Aanes
Sound Designer
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AAsh J Woodward
Video Designer
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AAlastair Coomer CDG
Casting Director
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CCathleen McCarron
Voice Coach
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DDanica Selem
Associate Director
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DDeanna H. Choi
Music Associate
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SSkylar Turnbull Hurd
Associate Lighting Designer
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JJet Swan
Photography (Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss)
Production
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OOli Hurst
Staff Director
