Brie Larson, the Oscar-winning actress finest recognized for starring in Room and Classes in Chemistry, is to make her UK stage debut subsequent yr in a Greek tragedy.
The 34-year-old will star in Elektra, an adaptation of Sophocles’ play which has been translated by poet Anne Carson.
Larson described the drama as a “timeless story” and mentioned she “could not be extra excited” to be becoming a member of the manufacturing, directed by Daniel Fish.
The present will launch in Brighton in January. It can play there for every week earlier than transferring to the West Finish for the rest of its three-month run.
Larson instructed BBC Information: “I couldn’t be extra excited to carry out on this Greek drama, or in higher firm collaborating with Daniel Fish and Anne Carson.
“Storytelling has at all times been the way in which I organise life, emotions and experiences. I stay up for sharing area with the fantastic West Finish viewers whereas we discover this timeless story.”
The play follows a younger lady, named Elektra, who’s consumed by grief following her father’s assassination.
She groups up together with her lengthy misplaced brother Orestes in an try to hunt vengeance.
Larson gained the very best actress prize on the Oscars, SAG Awards, Baftas and Golden Globes in 2016 for her efficiency within the movie Room.
She has additionally starred in Captain Marvel, Kong: Cranium Island and the Apple TV+ sequence Classes In Chemistry, primarily based on the guide by Bonnie Garmus.
Nevertheless, the actress has not appeared on stage since 2010, when she performed Emily in a manufacturing of Our City on the Williamstown Theatre Pageant in Massachusetts, USA.
Elektra will start performances at Theatre Royal Brighton from Monday 13 to Saturday 18 January 2025.
The present will then transfer to the Duke of York’s Theatre in London for an 11-week run from Friday 24 January.
It will likely be produced by Empire Avenue Productions, the group behind current West Finish productions of Prima Facie, Slave Play and The Pillowman.
Director Fish’s manufacturing of Oklahoma! gained each the Tony and Olivier Award for finest musical revival following runs on Broadway and within the West Finish respectively.
Fish instructed BBC Information it was a “thrilling problem to work on Sophocles’ tragedy”, including that Carson’s translation “explodes the query of what’s historic and what’s up to date”.
