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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 ...
Oedipus at the Old Vic theatre review — a stark, physical staging of Sophocles’ tragedy
Rami Malek and Indira Varma star in a London production that uses dance brilliantly but lacks emotional connection ...
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Rami Malek fans might want their money back after seeing Oedipus
What Icke’s take did so compellingly was to emphasise the connection, the chemistry, the sexual frisson between Oedipus and ...
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Oedipus – Old Vic
Hollywood star and Oscar winner Rami Malek plays Oedipus opposite Olivier Award winner Indira Varma as Jocasta. Hofesh ...
Oedipus at the Old Vic review: bewildering chaos with Rami Malek strangely mannered
Where Icke’s was all sleekness and surgical precision, this one, co-directed by Matthew Warchus and choreographer Hofesh ...
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Oedipus at the Old Vic review – Rami Malek and Indira Varma start strong, finish stifled
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 ...
Rami Malek is weirdly indifferent to the freakish turns of this slack, disjointed staging of Oedipus
Sudden blackouts blind the audience, but set design is the most interesting thing about this unbalanced production of the ...
Oedipus, Old Vic, review: Rami Malek presumably has his fans – but have they actually seen him act?
This overcooked, jarring production is the latest iteration of West End star casting and the craze has surely reached a nadir ...