So you haven’t read Oedipus the King? You’re missing out on the greatest Greek tragedy of all time Discover why Aristotle ranked it as the hottest tragedy ever ...

‘What’s up, Kreon?” isn’t something you’d hear in Sophocles’ Greek tragedy “Antigone,” written in 440 B.C. But in Anne Carson’s 2015 translation, it’s part of the way she updates the language. It also ...

What does matter? Sophocles’s Elektra is consumed with grief over her father’s murder (by her mother and her new lover) and obsessed with retribution, so she convinces her brother to kill them ...

The trend for "plonking Hollywood stars into classics in the West End" has never looked more misconceived, said Robert ...

His pupil, Sophocles went on to add a third actor, while Euripides added both a prologue, introducing the subject of the play, and the deus ex machina, a divine figure who wrapped up any loose ...

Either way, here we are with the second major London production of Sophocles’ Oedipus within months — this time it’s Rami Malek and Indira Varma spiralling into the vortex. Again it’s a ...

It’s always celebrity month in London theatre to some degree, but there’s no denying that February 2025 is bringing the A-listers: Jonathan Bailey, Brie Larson, Tom Hiddleston, Hayley Atwell, Rami ...

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 ...

Nearly 2,500 years after it was originally staged, this modern twist on Ajax reminds us soldiers continue to experience violence in the ranks.

Common themes in today’s literature and theatre, such as courage, determination, jealousy, love and faithfulness, existed ...

The first episode of The Apprentice premiered 20 years ago, and since then, the introductory sequences, which feature Sir Alan Sugar looking for a new business partner, have become a yearly staple on ...