Review of Mourning Becomes Electra
in 20th-Century Drama, American Drama, Reviews and Roundtables
5th December 2003
MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA
Eugene O’Neill’s epic is revived at the National. Dominic Cavendish asks David Benedict, Rhoda Koenig and Mark Shenton the simple question: why the fuss?
It’s overwrought and overwritten, but it’s staged with such conviction that it makes for a powerful evening.