WhatsOnStage9d
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 ...
Can Movie Stars Handle Greek Classics? London Is Finding Out.
Sophocles is suddenly everywhere on the city’s stages. In concurrent shows, Rami Malek is playing Oedipus and Brie Larson is ...
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 ...
Oedipus: 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 ...
Oedipus, Old Vic, review: Rami Malek presumably has his fans – but have they actually seen him act?
The question of whether Rami Malek can actually act has always hung over this most idiosyncratic of performers, whose Oscar ...
London Theatre7d
'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 ...
The i on MSN9d
Rami Malek fans might want their money back after seeing Oedipus
The Old Vic offers even starrier casting in the form of Oscar winner Rami Malek – but he’s all adrift in a bewilderingly centrifugal production. What Icke’s take did so compellingly was to emphasise ...
London Evening Standard9d
Oedipus at the Old Vic review: Bewildering chaos with Rami Malek strangely mannered
starring Lesley Manville and Mark Strong. In fact, if it weren’t for the supernova-level pull of Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek, it’s likely that this Oedipus would have felt like one tragedy ...