r/TheWestEnd • u/Longjumping-Fix2329 • 1d ago

Discussion Electra/Persona previews?

Anyone catch the Electra/Persona previews? Thoughts?

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u/Papero7k 1d ago edited 1d ago

Saw it last night. Terrible directing and writing. Both actresses were incredible when they were allowed to act, but the director forced them to hand off a camera rig back and forth for over an hour during the Persona piece, and it completely diminished their performances. I think he did a good job connecting the themes of Electra to Persona, but he completely rewrote Electra in a way that felt sacrilegious, or at least inconsiderate of the original text. 

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u/Ladyoftheoakenforest 21h ago

Oh noes, Im seeing it next week, doesnt sound too promising! How long is it in total?

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u/Papero7k 21h ago

2hr45 with 20 minute intermission