After two and a half millennia, Sophocles can still pull in a crowd. This week saw the opening of Oedipus at the Old Vic, in which professional Creepy Lil’ Guy Rami Malek drawled his way through a thrilling evening of EDM and interpretive dance.

The Oscar-winning Hollywood star makes her UK debut in Daniel Fish's staging of Sophocles' play, but does the latest Greek tragedy to land in London impress the press? Fergus Morgan rounds up the revi

Larson manifests focus and commitment as the Greek heroine, but nonetheless joins the ranks of US stars making their London debuts in duds

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Read our review of *Elektra*, starring Brie Larson and Stockard Channing, now in performances at the Duke of York's Theatre through 12 April. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

Stockard Channing also features in this London staging of Anne Carson's translation, directed by Daniel Fish, whose radical 'Oklahoma!' rethink drew acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic.

Starring Brie Larson, Daniel Fish directs the first major revival in over a decade of Sophokles’ electrifying and timeless play, Elektra, with a translation by poet Anne Carson, at the Duke Of York’s Theatre.