Front Row - Review: Christopher Nolan's film The Odyssey with Matt Damon and Zendaya
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Tom Sutcliffe is joined by film critic Tim Robey and classicist Edith Hall to discuss:
Christopher Nolan's much anticipated film version of Homer's epic The Odyssey, shot with IMAX cameras and with a stellar cast which includes Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya and Samantha Morton.
A new production of The Oresteia directed by acclaimed Australian director Simon Stone at the Bridge Theatre, London. Updated to the contemporary world, the play stars David Morrissey and Mary-Louise Parker.
Booker-shortlisted for her novel Burnt Sugar, author Avni Doshi's new book The First House focuses on the impact of a disintegrating marriage.
Also, theatre critic Matt Wolf talks to Tom about the state of Broadway musicals after Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats: The Jellicle Ball announced it will be closing early.
Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Lucy Collingwood
Published on Thursday, 16th July 2026.
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