‘People say I’m pouring Coca-Cola into fine malt whisky’: why is the National Theatre shaking up Sophocles?

The National Theatre is staging Electra and Persona together in a new production. Director Benedict Andrews paired the two dramas, which were written 23 centuries apart. “Persona is a pinnacle of modernist cinema and Bergman is a north star for me,” said Andrews. Actors swap roles night by night.