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The 'Old Vic Youth Theatre’ was an acting company for young people between the ages of 12 and 20 mainly from the London Borough of Southwark. The group was founded by Tom Vaughan of the Old Vic Theatre, Raymond Rivers of Morley College and Barry Anderson of the Southbank Education Institute.
In January 2025, Warchus will co-direct with Hofesh Shechter a new adaptation of Oedipus by Ella Hickson starring Rami Malek and Indira Varma at the Old Vic. It was announced that he will step down as Artistic Director at The Old Vic from September 2026 after 11 years in the role.
Oedipus Rex, also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus (Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, pronounced [oidípuːs týrannos]), or Oedipus the King, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles. While some scholars have argued that the play was first performed c. 429 BC, this is highly uncertain. [1]
Between Old Vic seasons, Robert Morley and Wendy Hiller starred in a Regency drama, The First Gentleman, which ran for 654 performances. [12] The 1945 Old Vic company season added Henry IV, Parts I and II and a celebrated double bill of Oedipus and The Critic. In September 1946, King Lear and Cyrano de Bergerac were staged.
London’s glitzy theater The Old Vic is set to begin searching for a new artistic director after Matthew Warchus confirmed he plans to step down in 2026 after 11 years in the role. The search is ...
The Old Vic: 42 Henry V: 6 April – 22 May 1937 Henry V: The Old Vic: 50 Shakespeare Birthday Festival: 1937: Romeo and Henry V The Old Vic: 1 Midnight with the Stars: 6 May 1937: Personal appearance Empire Theatre: 1 Hamlet: 2 –6 June 1937 Hamlet: Elsinore, Denmark 5 Macbeth: 26 November 1937 – 15 January 1938 Macbeth: The Old Vic then ...
Different actors play the old and new Scrooge in the films, but Eccleston plays both in the play, adding: “You’re presenting the older man and the younger man – before the fall, after the ...
On Monday (2 October), The Old Vic, by permission of The Band Aid Charitable Trust, announced the world premiere of Just For One Day. The off-West End show, written by British author John O ...