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Strong and Manville are a formidable pairing in this modern reworking, but sadly it's a case of... Oedipus Wrecked! PATRICK MARMION reviews Oedipus
Two eye-popping examples have landed this week alone. One stars Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, in a retelling of the father- killing, mother-loving king of Thebes, Oedipus.
It’s neatly directed by Justin Martin (Stranger Things) and Miriam Buether’s design re-creates death row with white tiles, floor drains, and a viewing gallery overlooking a stage no bigger than Yarris’s cell. This feelgood new musical, based on Terry Ronald’s autobiographical novel, is a gay coming-of-age story set in 1979 about wannabe popstar David Starr (Joseph Peacock), who is bullied when he is cast as Nancy in his South London school’s production of Oliver! In this he is helped by his black best friend Frances (Paige Peddie, who performs a showstopper about overcoming racist bullies), drama teacher Mr McClarnon (a sympathetic Stephen Ashfield), mum Kath (Rebecca Trehearn, superb) and Aunt Val (Genevieve Nicole), seemingly the only family member who realises David is gay.
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