THE towering majesty of Sophocles' tragedy needs no embellishment. Adaptor Jonathan Shelley and Works Well Productions have given this central play of the Theban trilogy an almost perfect platform in the intimate setting of the Everyman's studio.

A simple, beautifully co-ordinated set, clever use of lighting and atmospheric sound make for a production that is thrilling and chilling in equal measure. Though much has been cut from the 2,500-year-old original, all the tragedy, the passion and the unfathomable depth of emotion expressed by Sophocles are highlighted by a hard-working cast of five.

David Rex as Oedipus gives a majestic and moving performance of a man blinded in every sense by his passions, condemned by the gods to live a life of pain but to die a glorious death. This is a little gem of a production.
The Evesham Journal

Nowadays, Sophocle’s great plays are rarely stages and Works Well Productions are to be congratulated on presenting this new adaptation of Oedipus at Colonus by Jonathan Shelley, who also directed and acted in the play….The play is one of a trilogy that has been performed continuously for about 2500 years yet amazingly it is still accessible to audiences in the 21st Century. A full house listened in rapt silence as the tragic events unfolded… David Rex’ Oedipus was a most moving figure.. Justine Marriott and Lisa Lee Thomas were entirely credible as his daughters and gave excellent performances. And there were good performances from Adrian Ross Jones (Creon and Polynices) and Jonathan Shelley (Theseus). If this was a rather harrowing evening at the theatre it was also an uplifting and a sublime one.
Gloucestershire Echo