| Edinburgh International Festival - Greek Reviews | 19 April 2024 |
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GreekEdinburgh International FestivalNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Alex Otterburn as the Oedipal Stuart, trying to escape from Fate and Tuffnell Park, was devastating and terrifying |
 14 Aug 17 / The Scotsman |
Cockney opera mixes the baleful and the banal |
| 8 Aug 17 / Financial Times |
Who would have thought ketchup and beans could feature so garishly in an opera or symbolise so much? |
| 8 Aug 17 / Classical Source |
Bold and tacky |
| 8 Aug 17 / The Stage |
The real clincher in this production is Hill-Gibbons’ focus on psychology rather than epoch |
| 8 Aug 17 / The Scotsman |
The evening belongs to Alex Otterburn's Eddy |
| 7 Aug 17 / The Opera Critic |
Re-unveiling of EIF’s past glory is mesmerising when it works |
| 7 Aug 17 / Telegraph |
Oedipus opera update as relevant and risque as ever |
| 7 Aug 17 / The Guardian |
For Scottish Opera Emerging Artist Alex Otterburn the central role of Eddy is a huge achievement |
| 6 Aug 17 / The Herald |
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The ancient myth speaks to us still, and, through the prism of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s hard-hitting opera Greek, the director of a new production found insights, strange beauty and football chants.
Production details
Cast
Bullock, Cook, Otterburn, Shore
(c) Straford (d) Hill-Gibbins
Performance dates
5, 6 August 2017
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