A new stage adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s Obsession opened officially at London’s Barbican April 25. The production, directed by Tony winner Ivo van Hove, stars stage and screen favorite Jude Law as Gino.
The play is based on Visconti’s 1943 feature film debut, which is in turn inspired by James M. Cain’s The Postman Always Rings Twice.
Read reviews for the London production below.
Evening Standard (Henry Hitchings)
Financial Times (Ian Shuttleworth)
The Guardian (Michael Billington)
The Hollywood Reporter (Stephen Dalton)
Islington Gazette (Zoe Paskett)
The Telegraph (Dominic Cavendish)
Joining Law in the cast are the Dutch and British performers: Robert de Hoog, Chukwudi Iwuji, Aysha Kala, Halina Reijn, and Gijs Scholten van Aschat.