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Informationen zum Autor Sophocles (496-406 BC) was one of the three great tragic playwrights of ancient Greece; he wrote 123 plays during a career of 60 years and was still writing at the age of 90. Only seven tragedies survive, of which the most famous is Oedipus Rex . 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 firstplay, 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. 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 firstplay, 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. Klappentext When a young Electra's 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. "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" Vorwort A bruising new adaptation of a classic from an award-winning playwright. Zusammenfassung In a new adaptation for London's Gate Theatre, award winning British playwright Nick Payne retells the story of Sophocles Electra in a visceral and powerful new stage version....
