This is the gallery for the character of Electra. She is a minor ensemble character, not included in smaller productions. Sometimes Electra is used as a Swing; either as an official named swing character, or the costume is used as an un-named character when swings need to make an appearance or if a female swing needs to cover a male character.
Designs[]
UK Productions[]
Original London Production[]
Anita Pashley in the Original Cast, 1981
Subsequent London Casts[]
- Jayne Draper
- Sally Dewhurst
- Jane Watts
- Julie-Ann Marsh
- Jackie Crawford
- Robin Cleaver
- Wendy Kitching
- Leah Sue Morland
- Sarah Jane Honeywell
- Nicola-Lee Owens
- Ellie Tyrrell
- Agnes Vandrepote
- Leah Sue Morland
- Julie Carlton
1998 Film[]
UK Tours[]
Electra was not a character in this production, but costumes were used by swings for promotional events.
London / Blackpool Revival[]
The London revival inherited multiple costumes from the German Tent tour, both the traditional Electra costume and the Lightning Electra unitard. While Electra was not a character in this production, both costumes were used by swings for promo events.
Both the traditional Electra costume and the Lightning Electra unitards were also used when a female swing needed to cover the role of Bill Bailey or Carbucketty.
UK/International Tour[]
Both the traditional Electra costume and the Lightning Electra unitard were used when a female swing needed to cover the role of Carbucketty, Babygriz, and for promotional purposes.
The UK/International Tour 2022 utilized Electra as an onstage Swing.
UK Tour 2016
UK Tour 2017
UK Tour 2018 (01/2018-10/2018)
UK Tour 2018 (12/2018-04/2019)
UK Tour 2019
UK Tour 2022
- Kayleigh Thadani
- Anna Campkin (cover)
Older Jennyanydots costume used as Electra costume for somd shows in Portugal. Nicknamed "Autumn" by Anna.
US Productions[]
Broadway Revival[]
- Lili Froehlich until 29/10/2017
- Mallory Michaellann
- Francesca Granell (cover)
- Claire Camp (cover)
- Maria Briggs (cover)
First appearance of Electra in a US production.
Australian Productions[]
Australian Circus Tent Tour[]
- Belinda Allchin - Acrobat
- Rebecca Sutherland
Australasia 2007-2010[]
Asia Tour 2014[]
Australia NZ 2015[]
- Bree Langridge
- Emma Delmenico (cover)
- Erin James (cover)
Asia Tour 2017[]
Asia Tour 2020[]
South Korea 2020
Taiwan 2022
Asia Tour 2022-2023[]
German Productions[]
Berlin 2002-04[]
- Tiziana Doneda
- Elena Margarolo (cover)
Düsseldorf 2004 / German Tour 2005[]
- Lara Glew
- Karin Sang (cover)
- Patricia Meeden (cover)
German Tent Tour 2010-2013[]
The German Tent Tour used the Babygriz costume for Swings covering Electra in the first year of the tour.
- Jo Lucy Rackham
- Jasmin Colangelo
- Veronika Enders (cover)
- Emma Hunter (cover)
- Dörte Niedermeier (cover)
Other Productions[]
1980s[]
Vienna 1983-1990[]
Vienna featured Etcetera not Electra, but used the darker tabby design we associate with Electra.
Antwerp 1996[]
This role was covered by both male and female swings, the male swings playing Tombrutus.
2000s[]
South Africa/World Tour 2001-05 / South Africa 2009[]
Named Swing.
South Korea Tent Tour 2003[]
Madrid 2003[]
Dutch Tour 2006[]
- Helen Geets
- Veerle Casteleyn (cover)
South Korea 2008 / South Korea 2011[]
2010s[]
Brazil 2010[]
- Marina Costa (03/2010)
- Paula Peixoto (09/2010)
China 2012[]
Named swing, covering the role of Bombalurina
Paris 2015 (booth swing)[]
Vienna 2019[]
- Vicky Riddoch
- Anastasia Bertinshaw (cover)
- Susannah Murphy (cover)
- Anneke Brunekreeft (cover)
- Jo Lucy Rackham (cover)
- Meghan Peploe-Williams (cover)
- Tommie Luyben (cover)
On 29 May 2022, Tommie Luyben covered Electra while wearing the Young Deuteronomy costume.