Theater That Packs A Punch: Exhilarating Productions Of ‘Kyoto’ And ‘Oedipus’ Open In London
Academy Award winner Rami Malek and Olivier Award winer Indira Varma star in a new production of Oedipus at the Old Vic, and ...
The Arts Desk8d
Oedipus, Old Vic review - disappointing leads in a production of two halves
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 ...
London Theatre12d
'Oedipus' review — Indira Varma and Rami Malek star in a stylish yet diluted version of this Greek tragedy
Read our review of *Oedipus*, starring Indira Varma and Rami Malek, now in performances at the Old Vic Theatre through 29 ...
Camden New Journal5d
Review: Oedipus, at Old Vic
When Thebes is beset by drought, King Oedipus (Rami Malek) urges his people to move to fertile ground. But the oracle decrees that if the murderer of old King Laius is found and punished they will be ...
The Upcoming14d
Oedipus at the Old Vic
Strong contrasts and sudden changes of rhythm are crucial in this production of Oedipus. Hofesh Shechter Company set the ...
londontheatre1.com12d
Oedipus – The Old Vic | Review
This version struggles to sustain its dramatic tension, its detached ideas never quite forming a cohesive whole.
British Theatre Guide13d
Old Vic in association with Hofesh Shechter Company
Icke presented a very contemporary picture with Oedipus a Western-style politician who is seeking election, surrounded by a ...
The Taipei Times8d
Technofeudalism is the handmaiden of war
Meanwhile, the West is running the risk of falling into the Oedipus trap: exacerbating a crisis with actions intended to prevent it — just as Oedipus ended up killing Laius, his father, only because ...
WhatsOnStage29d
Oedipus with Rami Malek and Indira Varma starts performances
Joining them in the new adaptation of Sophocles’ classic tragedy by Ella Hickson are Nicholas Khan as Creon, Joseph Mydell as Corinthian, Cecilia Noble as Tiresias, and Nicholas Woodeson as Shepherd.