How to get tickets for Brie Larson’s London play ‘Elektra’
Brie Larson is set to appear on stage in Brighton and London next year, making her West End debut in Elektra.
Oscar winner Larson will play the lead character in the revenge tragedy, which has been adapted by poet Anne Carson and directed by Daniel Fish (as per The Guardian).
Larson, who won the Oscar for best actress for Room in 2016 and recently starred in the Apple TV+ series Lessons in Chemistry, 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.”
Speaking about the adaptation, Fish said that Carson’s translation, which was written in 1987 and published in 2001 “explodes the question” of “what is ancient and what is contemporary.” He said it presented a “thrilling challenge” for him as director.
Elektra runs at the Theatre Royal in Brighton from January 13-18 before beginning an 11-week season at the Duke of York’s theatre in London on January 24.
Tickets for the shows go on sale on October 2 here.
Back in February, Larson refused to answer a question about the future of her involvement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel.
She first appeared in 2019’s Captain Marvel, before returning in Avengers: Endgame later in the same year. She also helmed the recent film The Marvels.
That film, which was directed by Nia DaCosta, was a continuation of the television miniseries Ms. Marvel, and starred Larson alongside Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau/Photon and Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel.
But during a red carpet interview at the SAG Awards, Larson chose not to engage with a question about where her involvement with the MCU is going next.
“Can you tell us a little bit about Marvel and what’s coming up for you in your next Marvel project?” she was asked by Terri Seymour from Extra TV. “I don’t have anything to say about that,” she replied.
In a three-star review, NME has said that “while DaCosta’s Candyman reboot was thrilling, this never musters the same level of engagement, despite a script that is chock full of good lines and a cast of willing participants. More meh than marvel, you might say.”
Other reviews were less generous, with some claiming that it had taken the superhero franchise to “a new low”.
The film also proved to be a disappointment at the box office, grossing a worldwide total of $206million (£163m), against a budget of $275million (£217m).
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