Thebes, New Diorama Theatre, London
New Diorama Theatre, London: Commissioned by The Faction as part of its Rep Season 2014, Gareth Jandrell's Thebes is a rich reimagining of the tragedies of Oedipus and Antigone. Jandrell elegantly weaves the writings of Sophocles and Aeschylus into an admirably condensed two-act play that sparkles with his own unique voice. In placing the people of Thebes at the heart of his retelling he fittingly places the cho…