PATRICK MARMION reviews Oedipus at the Old Vic Theatre: King Malek upstaged by Greek chorus of dancers Oedipus (Old Vic Theatre, London).
Yet that’s exactly what’s happening now at London’s Old Vic, writes Patrick Marmion] Martialled by Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, they lay on a narcotic display of flashing feet and flailing limbs, set to pounding drums that pin you to your seat and reverb in your thorax.
Rami Malek and Indira Varma in Oedipus at the Old Vic Theatre on Tuesday.
The ancient King of Thebes famed for slaying his father and marrying his mother is being played by Rami Malek - winner of an Oscar as the lead singer of Queen in the 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody.
What oracle could have predicted that Freddie Mercury and Oedipus Rex, might cross paths?.
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