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.A post shared by empire street (@estreetprods)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.
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