Following a sell-out, five-star run at the Wyndham's Theatre, this production will transfer to Broadway's Studio 54 this November.
★★★★★
'There will not be a more powerful production in the UK this year. It is electric'
Susannah Clapp, The Observer
Oedipus has been nominated for the following Olivier Awards:
Best Revival
Best Director – Robert Icke
Best Actor – Mark Strong
Best Actress – Lesley Manville
Behind every great man is a great woman.
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Starring the internationally renowned, multi-award-winning Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, Sophocles’ epic tragedy is transformed into an essential, explosive human thriller.
★★★★★
'Robert Icke's retelling is riveting from beginning to end’
The Guardian
After his revelatory Oresteia, visionary director Robert Icke (1984, The Doctor) reimagines another Ancient Greek tragedy, bringing the secrets of the past bursting into the present.
Following hit runs at International Theatre Amsterdam, the Edinburgh Festival, and the Wyndham’s Theatre on London's West End, Oedipus is coming to Broadway for a strictly limited season this November.
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★★★★★
'Oedipus has never looked sharper, slicker or more modern'
Mail on Sunday
CAST
Further casting to be announced.
MARK STRONG – Oedipus
LESLEY MANVILLE – Jacosta
CREATIVES
ROBERT ICKE – Director
HILDEGARD BECHTLER – Set Design
WOJCIECH DZIEDZIC – Costume Design
NATASHA CHIVERS – Lighting Design
TOM GIBBONS – Sound Design
TAL YARDEN – Video Design
JULIA HORAN CDG – Casting Director