Blues, Jews and Ukrainian ballet: the best theatre, dance and comedy of autumn 2022
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msn.comStephen Joseph theatre, Scarborough, 2 September-1 October. At the National Theatre in 2019, Inua Ellams adapted Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters, transposing its drama to the Biafran war with virtuosity.
Now he turns to Sophoclean tragedy with this play in the Theban cycle about rebel children, tyrant kings and divine interventions.
Zainab Hasan stars. • Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, London, 3-24 September. Robert Icke’s provocative play, freely adapted from Arthur Schnitzler’s 1912 drama Professor Bernhardi, was hailed on in its 2019 run at the Almeida.
Juliet Stevenson returns as a Jewish doctor in a modern-day exploration of medical ethics, identity politics and antisemitism. • Brighton Theatre Royal, 5-10 September, then touring.
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