Oedipus - Old Vic Theatre Tickets

Superb and really original

Introducing a LOT of dancing - as excellent as it was - ruined the strength and depth of the plot. I wish producers stopped trying to entertain us. Some of us go to theatre- Sophocles writing!!!- to be instigated, inspired not entertained. Waste of money

A wonderful experience! We’d been very disappointed by Elektra and so were a bit apprehensive about Oedipus. The chorus were magnificent in every way, a visceral group of powerful individuals in total harmony. The stage came alive in action, sound and presence whenever they appeared and I think - deliberately? - the other scenes of dialogue seemed clean and almost stylised in a quite fitting contrast. The very effective use of the uncluttered stage created dynamic, clean-cut and focussed action. The issues of the play had great relevance for us, having lived in Spain for 13 years, through Covid, and witnessed a terrible drought, with orange rain which sullied the beauty of the white villages with dirty stripes and mud. We felt that Gaia was punishing humanity for its depredations. We felt that the whole production brought out the aridity of the country, and the angry sun was strikingly evoked by the orange lights. The shocking impact of the rain was utterly convincing. The dancers embodied an agonised communal suffering from which there was no escape. Overall, there was strong sense of external forces working relentlessly on mankind. It was lovely to see school groups down from the North, and to learn that they were studying the classics - they’d obviously loved the production. Thank you!

Exceptional production...the modern dancing enhanced the overall ' feeling' and conveyed a sense of how people would have been feeling

Amazing production!

Epic, but intimate. Contemporary, but classic. Outstanding.

Performance particularly the chorus was very good

The best theatre production of the year!

Really good - great acting , comfortable, well organised, interesting

An amazing show with excellent dance performances! Enjoyed it very much, would highly recommend it!

The combination of dance with the text worked exceptionally well. The dance put into movement what the chorus had to say and had a powerful , visceral effect that made a Greek tragedy come to lofe

Not a good production