Robert Icke’s production will head to the Wyndham’s Theatre from the 4th October until the 4th January 2025.
It has been announced that tickets for Robert Icke’s new interpretation of Sophocles play will go on general sale tomorrow, Wednesday 20th March at 10am. Tickets are on sale for DMT+ members now.
Icke directs Mark Strong (Oedipus) and Lesley Manville (Jocasta), with further casting yet to be announced.
This strictly limited run at Wyndham’s Theatre officially opens on Tuesday 15 October, with previews from Friday 4 October 2024. \
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.
Mark Strong said: “It’s an immense privilege to be returning to the West End in such incredible company – to take on this role opposite the incomparable Lesley Manville, and to reunite with Robert Icke, undoubtedly one of the great visionary directors currently on the world stage. Rob has brought the story bang up to date with the flair with which he approaches classic text, making his Oedipus a modern thriller for our times.”
Lesley Manville commented: “I’m very excited to return to the West End and take on the role of Jocasta in Robert Icke’s extraordinary adaptation of Oedipus. It’s my first time performing a Greek tragedy and my first time working with the brilliant Mark Strong. Lucky me.”
Across the run it has been confirmed that Sonia Friedman Productions will be offering 1000 tickets at £30 exclusively for those aged 30 and under, reflecting its ongoing commitment to ticket accessibility within the arts.
The creative team behind the production includes: Set design by Hildegard Bechtler, Costume design by Wojciech Dziedzic, Lighting design by Natasha Chivers, Sound design by Tom Gibbons, Video design by Tal Yarden and Casting by Julia Horan CDG.
To find out more about the production visit: https://oedipustheplay.com/