HEADLONG

In a version by Anne Carson
Directed by Carrie Cracknell
 
“There is something bad here, growing. Day and night I watch it. Growing. Justice is coming… Vengence is coming…”
 
Entrapped by her grief and a burning sense of injustice, Elektra battles to find purpose in life after the murder of her father. Will revenge bring her relief and freedom? Or will it continue to trap her family in an endless cycle of violence?
 
Director Carrie Cracknell blends movement, music and text in a haunting exploration of Sophocles' masterpiece.
 
“Carrie Cracknell's production is tense, swift and cruelly clear: great riches in a small space.” Sunday Times on Hedda at Gate Theatre, Notting Hill.
 
“One of the most idiosyncratic intelligences at work in contemporary literature.” Guardian on Anne Carson

A Young Vic production in association with Headlong.