Theaters are bustling with new adaptations and reinterpretations of classic plays and myths. From Sophocles' Elektra to Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, audiences can expect fresh perspectives on beloved stories.
No sooner has Robert Icke’s rewrite of Sophocles’ tragedy moved out of the West End than up steps another new version. This time it is Ella Hickson adapting the ancient Greek myth, with Rami Malek and Indira Varma as the unlucky couple who find out far more than they want to know about the true nature of their relationship. They’re directed by Matthew Warchus and Hofesh Shechter in what is likely to be a pulsatingly physical production. Sophocles really is man of the moment.
Along with two versions of Oedipus and a recent reworking of Antigone (The Other Place at the National Theatre), here is Elektra retold by poet Anne Carson. This time the miserable House of Atreus is the cursed, dysfunctional family under scrutiny. When her long-absent brother Orestes finally returns, Elektra — played here by Brie Larson — urges him to avenge their father’s murder. Directed by Daniel Fish, who staged a hit, radically revised Oklahoma! It’s 15 years since Mike Bartlett premiered his play Cock, which discussed the complexities of sexuality through the story of a gay man becoming involved with a straight woman. Now he returns to the tricky issues of monogamy and sex in a new work starring Nicola Walker, Erin Doherty and Stephen Mangan. Directed by James Macdonald, that maestro of subtle intricacy on stage. It’s one of the oldest and best-loved romcoms: Shakespeare’s tale of Beatrice and Benedick, who can’t live without each other though they refuse to believe it. In his latest star-studded production Jamie Lloyd directs Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell as the on-off lovers in this comedy about truth, betrayal, love and loyalty. Since March 2023, the Bridge Theatre has been home to Nicholas Hytner’s brilliant staging of Guys and Dolls. In 2025, it’s finally making way for a new show in a very different vein: Shakespeare’s tragic exploration of leadership and fitness to rule
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