The choreographer has paired the tragedies of Oedipus Rex and Antigone in a monumental double bill, Jocasta’s Line, which refuses to spoon-feed audiences
When Stravinsky composed Oedipus Rex in 1927, …
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Oedipus at Colonus/Electra review – a double shot of Sophocles in Sicily ○
Greek theatre, Syracuse
Two searing new productions, performed in a hallowed space by intense ensembles, bring strikingly fresh energy to the ancient dramas
Concurrent London productions recently pres…
Is muscle soreness after a workout good or bad? ○
When it comes to workouts, how much pain – specifically, how much post-workout soreness – is actually a good thing? The answer: it depends
Humans have long glamorized suffering, hailing it as an essen…
12 months ago
The play that changed my life: Sing Sing’s Clarence Maclin on lessons from Sophocles in prison ○
Staging Shakespeare and Twelve Angry Men with fellow prisoners was a revelation but Oedipus Rex proved particularly poignant
When I came to the Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) theatre at Sing Si…
PATRICK MARMION reviews Elektra at the Duke of York's theatre: The REAL tragedy is this Hollywood star's assault on West End ○
Led by Oscar-winning Hollywood starlet Brie Larson, it's a snarling, punk travesty of Sophocles' ancient Greek tragedy Electra, by Canadian poet Anne Carson.
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