The Oscar-winning American actor makes his UK stage debut at the Old Vic, but does the latest London staging of Sophocles ...

You can perform impossible feats, be a wise and respected leader, even solve the riddle of the Sphinx – but if you end up ...

Oscar-winner Rami Malek plays Oedipus, king of Thebes, in this delirious, dance-filled adaptation of the Sophocles classic ...

Matthew Warchus and Hofesh Shechter's new production of Sophocles' family tragedy gets off to a "fabulous" start. But while ...

Icke presented a very contemporary picture with Oedipus a Western-style politician who is seeking election, surrounded by a ...

The opening scene of the Old Vic’s Oedipus is dominated by a giant backdrop of a skull-like face, eyes shut and rock-like. It ...

Rami Malek kicked off Greek week with an Oedipus that was a bit odd, but as another Oscar winner takes on another Sophoclean ...

The stars have aligned – but not in a good way – this week. Fêted American Oscar-winners have faced critical brickbats after ...

There should be a support group for critically battered American stars who’ve made London debuts in duds. Sigourney Weaver’s ...

Where Icke’s was all sleekness and surgical precision, this one, co-directed by Matthew Warchus and choreographer Hofesh ...

Rami Malek and Indira Varma star in a London production that uses dance brilliantly but lacks emotional connection ...

What Icke’s take did so compellingly was to emphasise the connection, the chemistry, the sexual frisson between Oedipus and ...