Brie Larson is to play Elektra in a new production of the same name next year. Originally a Greek tragedy written by playwright Sophocles in the 5th century BC, it has been revived and updated many times since.
Set in the city of Argos a few years after the Trojan War, the play tells of a bitter struggle for justice by Elektra – or Electra – and her brother Orestes for the murder of their father Agamemnon by Clytemnestra and their stepfather Aegisthus. ' Elektra , haunted by her father's assassination, is consumed by grief; a need for survival; and a thirst for vengeance.
In a statement, Brie Larson, known for film roles such as Envy Adams in Scott Pilgrim and as Captain Marvel in Captain Marvel, Avengers Endgame and The Marvels, said, 'I couldn't be more excited to perform in this Greek drama, or in better company collaborating with Daniel Fish and Anne Carson. Storytelling has always been the way I organise life, feelings and experiences.' Anne Carson's translation of the play was written in 1987, and was published in 2001.
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