Matthew Warchus and Hofesh Shechter's new production of Sophocles' family tragedy gets off to a "fabulous" start. But while there are "tantalising" flashes of "wonder" along the way, it struggles to ...

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 and Indira Varma, © Manuel Harlan. The opening is dazzling. A chant of Oedipus. A man trapped in a smoky shaft of ...

Sophocles is suddenly everywhere on the city’s stages. In concurrent shows, Rami Malek is playing Oedipus and Brie Larson is ...

This left not enough time to flesh out the characters or to turn the inevitability of the tragedy that is coming Oedipus’s way and its reasons into the usual fascinating conundrum. That said ...

Imagine stepping into the theatre and being instantly enveloped by a pulsing, musical heartbeat—an unmistakable sign that you ...

The Old Vic welcomes Oedipus this evening! Rami Malek takes on the title role in the new production, alongside Indira Varma as Jocasta. Joining them in the new adaptation of Sophocles’ classic tragedy ...