The Oscar-winning American actor makes his UK stage debut at the Old Vic, but does the latest London staging of Sophocles ...
Matthew Warchus and Hofesh Shechter's new production of Sophocles' family tragedy gets off to a "fabulous" start. But while ...
In fact, if it weren’t for the supernova-level pull of Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek, it’s likely that this Oedipus would ...
This overcooked, jarring production is the latest iteration of West End star casting and the craze has surely reached a nadir ...
Rami Malek and Indira Varma star in a London production that uses dance brilliantly but lacks emotional connection ...
You can perform impossible feats, be a wise and respected leader, even solve the riddle of the Sphinx – but if you end up ...
Sudden blackouts blind the audience, but set design is the most interesting thing about this unbalanced production of the ...
The Old Vic offers even starrier casting in the form of Oscar winner Rami Malek – but he’s all adrift in a bewilderingly ...
Ella Hickson’s epic and revelatory version of Sophocles’ transcendent tragedy, Oedipus, co-directed by Hofesh ...
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 ...
You can perform impossible feats, be a wise and respected leader, even solve the riddle of the Sphinx – but if you end up ...
Rami Malek and Indira Varma, © Manuel Harlan. The opening is dazzling. A chant of Oedipus. A man trapped in a smoky shaft of light, unable to escape his destiny. A blackout and d ...