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 “Payne’s translation has a flinty seriousness… A punchy account of a classic play.”—The Stage “dark, bloody, anguished… Payne’s 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 stars—Exuent 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 throughout”—British Theatre Guide
“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 “Payne’s translation has a flinty seriousness… A punchy account of a classic play.”—The Stage “dark, bloody, anguished… Payne’s 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 stars—Exuent 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 throughout”—British Theatre Guide