Electra

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When a young Electras 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.

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Nick Paynes 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 punchyThe Arts Desk Paynes translation has a flinty seriousness A punchy account of a classic play.The Stage dark, bloody, anguished Paynes version, linguistically, is spare and simplified, with a graceful eloquence; quite stylised on the page, but completely natural in the mouths of the actors 4 starsExuent Magazine Nick Payne's new version [has] the feel of a contemporary gangster movie a tough modern version of the tragedy that has poetic moments and maintains pace throughoutBritish Theatre Guide
Nick Paynes 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 punchyThe Arts Desk Paynes translation has a flinty seriousness A punchy account of a classic play.The Stage dark, bloody, anguished Paynes version, linguistically, is spare and simplified, with a graceful eloquence; quite stylised on the page, but completely natural in the mouths of the actors 4 starsExuent Magazine Nick Payne's new version [has] the feel of a contemporary gangster movie a tough modern version of the tragedy that has poetic moments and maintains pace throughoutBritish Theatre Guide

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Nick Payne won the 2009 George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright. In 2010, he was the Pearson Playwright-in-Residence at the Bush Theatre. His first play, If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, was producedat the Bush Theatre in October 2009. His second play, Wanderlust, was produced at the Royal Court Theatre in September 2010.