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 ...

Academy Award winner Rami Malek and Olivier Award winer Indira Varma star in a new production of Oedipus at the Old Vic, and ...

It’s difficult to imagine anyone watching Oedipus without having prior knowledge of the story’s brutal twist - especially the ...

The setting is a drought-stricken Thebes and the play is a reimagining of Sophocles’ tragedy, “Oedipus Rex,” first performed around 429 B.C. and relevant as ever in our era of vainglorious ...

It’s quite a risk, then, to cast him in Oedipus, even in light of the apparent bunfight among theatre producers to outdo each other when it comes to star casting in Sophocles: Mark Strong and ...

Fate is a funny thing. Just as it’s hardly Oedipus’s fault that he kills his dad and sleeps with his mum - sorry if you didn’t know that, but 2,500 years and your own Freudian subconscious ...

Matthew Warchus and Hofesh Shechter's new production of Sophocles' family tragedy gets off to a "fabulous" start. But while ...

You can perform impossible feats, be a wise and respected leader, even solve the riddle of the Sphinx – but if you end up ...

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 ...

This winter, those timeless concerns find fresh life in the new adaptation of OEDIPUS at The Old Vic ... and across Europe have flocked to see reimagined productions of ANTIGONE, MEDEA, and THE ...

The federal government has stepped in to rescue Rex Airlines, acquiring $50 million in debt to prevent the company's collapse. The move safeguards vital regional air services. The federal ...