Oedipus 2024
Opened: October 4, 2024Closing: January 04, 2025
Oedipus - West End History , Info & More
Wyndham's Theatre
(Leicester Square) Charing Cross Road London
__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
Lesley Manville and Mark Strong electrify ancient saga turned political thriller
10 / 10
A stop-clock counts the hours and minutes to the election results but also marks the inevitable forward movement to terrible self-knowledge. Foreshadowing is tucked into family exchanges, perhaps a little heavy-handedly: when one son playfully covers Oedipus’s eyes, he jokes about being blinded in a fleeting reference to the gouging of his eyes at the end. “Did you cook this, Mum?” he asks at the dining table, and it is his wife who answers (later turning out to be his mother).
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.
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Cast Set For OEDIPUS at The Old Vic, Led By Rami Malek and Indira Varma
by Stephi Wild - December 3, 2024
by Stephi Wild - December 3, 2024
The Old Vic has announced the cast of Oedipus, who will join previously announced Rami Malek as Oedipus and Indira Varma as Jocasta. Learn more about the production here!
OEDIPUS Adds Matinee For Under 30s With £10 Tickets
by Stephi Wild - November 29, 2024
by Stephi Wild - November 29, 2024
An additional performance has been added specifically for under 30s with all tickets at £10 for the West End run of the critically acclaimed Oedipus. Learn more here!
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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