The star actor returns to the theater where he started almost a half-century ago, with Samuel Beckett’s bleak one-man play.

Rea hits every note. Yet he fails to fully capture the play’s coherent psychological through line Despite the meticulous ...

Instead, Oldman is now tackling another of drama’s lonely, shambolic, malodorous old men in Samuel Beckett’s 1958 monologue ...

The production marks Oldman's return to the stage after 37 years but ultimately fails to live up to that homecoming ...

The actor performs Samuel Beckett’s melancholy solo piece at the York Theatre Royal, where he made his professional debut in 1979 ...

Read our review of Krapp's Last Tape at York Theatre Royal. Gary Oldman directs and stars in this Samuel Beckett classic in ...

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Does Oldman impress in his first stage appearance in 37 years? Does Krapp’s Last Tape captivate the critics? Fergus Morgan rounds up the reviews... Not a huge amount happens in Krapp’s Last Tape.

Back on the stage where he made his theatre debut in 1979, the Slow Horses star pours everything into Beckett’s bleak ...

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The production, running until 17 May, marks a homecoming for Oldman, who began his professional acting career at the venue ...

Krapp’s Last Tape is at York Theatre Royal until May 17, 2025. For more information, click here.