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In denial
The play unfolds under a sun that becomes a moon that becomes a window, transformed from one to the next by astonishing lighting. The stage is stripped back and altar-like – sparse but not soulless. The fallen tree foreshadows the downfall to come. The opening scene says everything you need to know if you are…
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Wishing for a twist
A colleague I bumped into told me he had just seen Oedipus – It was amazing, and you will never see the twist coming, but I won’t spoil it for you. This worried me greatly, knowing this was a ‘new political take’ and generally not having had the best experiences with re-writes of the classics.…
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