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 ...
In ‘Festen,’ a Nightmare Birthday Becomes an Opera
The composer who put Anna Nicole Smith’s life onstage has a new piece: an adaptation of a cult movie about child abuse.
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Festen at the Royal Opera House
Happy Families… A new opera by English composer Mark-Anthony Turnage is always a cause for excitement amongst the critical ...
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Arnaldo Pomodoro’s Labyrinth in Milan reopens to visitors
The reopening of this monumental installation will once again offer the public the chance to immerse themselves in a ...
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Incestflox: An In-Depth Exploration of Controversial Themes in Media and Culture
In recent years, as the internet has expanded access to a wide range of content, controversial topics have increasingly found ...
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Booing Started in Ancient Greece
Interestingly, Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus Rex—about the king who killed his father and married ... They love whom they lower; they despise whom they approve; the art they glorify, the artist they ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 Greek classic ...