The New Statesman
•66% Informative
Robert Icke’s script is a contemporary reworking, rather than a translation, reimagining Oedipus as an insurgent politician standing for election.
It seamlessly transports themes of power, politics, arrogance and the human thirst for knowledge into the 21st century .
Lesley Manville captivates as Jocasta , her witty carelessness making her eventual emotional collapse all the more harrowing.
VR Score
60
Informative language
55
Neutral language
24
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
52
Offensive language
likely offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
long-living
External references
3
Source diversity
3
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