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__BEHIND EVERY GREAT MAN IS A GREAT WOMAN.__
Election night. The polls predict a landslide victory. Everything is about to change.
Starring the internationally renowned, multi award-winning __Mark Strong__ and __Lesley Manville__, Sophocles’ epic tragedy is transformed into an essential, explosive human thriller.
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 Internationaal Theatre Amsterdam and the Edinburgh Festival, Oedipus comes to Wyndham’s Theatre for a strictly limited run from 4 October.
__Assisted Performances__
Audio Described - Thursday 12th December, 7.30pm
Captioned - Friday 15th November, 7.30pm
BSL Signed - Saturday 2nd November, 2.30pm
Oedipus - West End Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Oedipus
Mark Strong and Lesley Manville deliver gut-wrenching performances in Robert Icke's reworked tragedy
8 / 10
Lesley Manville delivers an astonishing performance as Jocasta in this lean and pacy production, which reframes Sophocles’ story of incest, power, and ignorance within the context of a political contest. It is election night and Oedipus is on the brink of claiming victory, prematurely toasting his success with his wife Jocasta, their three children, and brother-in-law and advisor Creon (a calculating and slightly unsettling Michael Gould). As they await the results of his sure-fire win, devastating revelations about Oedipus’s true parentage surface, with repercussions for both his family and the country.
Mark Strong and Lesley Manville are spellbinding in this wrenchingly tense Greek tragedy
8 / 10
Strong has superb pacing and physical awareness, his lithe, shaven-headed form switching from loose daddish warmth to vulpine alertness and stricken anguish in a heartbeat. And surely there is no finer actress working today than Manville, who’s excelled at the Royal Court, National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company, and conquered Hollywood (The Phantom Thread), British sitcom (Mum) and lockdown binge-watch (Sherwood).
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Review Roundup: Did Mark Strong and Lesley Manville Dazzle in OEDIPUS?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 16, 2024
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 16, 2024
Starring the internationally renowned, multi award-winning Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, Sophocles’ epic tragedy is transformed into an essential, explosive human thriller.
Photos: Mark Strong, Lesley Manville, and More Star In OEDIPUS West End
by A.A. Cristi - October 15, 2024
by A.A. Cristi - October 15, 2024
See first look photos of the West End run of Oedipus, a new adaptation created by Robert Icke after Sophocles including Mark Strong, Leslie Manville & More.
Review: OEDIPUS, Wyndham's Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - October 16, 2024
by Cindy Marcolina - October 16, 2024
Flashback to a dreary Thursday evening in mid-January. Not exactly prime time for prestigious announcements. We were at a show, relaxing on our sofa, or having one last drink before heading home when phones started vibrating left and right. Out of the blue, apparently randomly, two different productions of Sophocles’ most buzzy tragedy were announced.
Full Cast Set For OEDIPUS Starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville
by Stephi Wild - September 3, 2024
by Stephi Wild - September 3, 2024
The full cast has been announced for the West End run of Oedipus, a new adaptation created by Robert Icke after Sophocles.
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