The production is set to begin performances in the West End on the 4th October, playing until the 5th January 2025.
Rehearsal images have now been released for Robert Icke’s production of Oedipus, which will officially open at the Wyndham’s Theatre on the 15th October.
This new adaptation of the classic Greek tale is set to star Mark Strong (A View from the Bridge) and Lesley Manville (The Crown), playing Oedipus and Jocasta. They are joined by Samuel Brewer (Teiresias), Michael Gould (Creon), Sara Hazemi (Lichas/Understudy Antigone), Gary McDonald (Driver), Bhasker Patel (Corin), Phia Saban (Antigone), Jordan Scowen (Eteocles), June Watson (Merope) and James Wilbraham (Polyneices), with Jim Creighton (ensemble/understudy Oedipus and Creon), Derek Elroy (ensemble/understudy Corin, Teiresias and Driver), Celia Nelson (ensemble/ understudy Jocasta and Merope) and Jake Rory (ensemble/understudy Polyneices, Eteocles and Lichas) completing the cast.
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.
During the run, Sonia Friedman Productions will be offering 1000 tickets at £30 exclusively for those aged 30 and under.
Meanwhile, the creative team behind the production includes: Hildegard Bechtler (Set Design), Wojciech Dziedzic (Costume Design), Natasha Chivers (Lighting Design), Tom Gibbons (Sound Design), Tal Yarden (Video Design) and Julia Horan CDG (Casting Director).
To book tickets visit: London Theatre Direct, London Box Office or Love Theatre.com.