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Behind every great man is a great women.
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 Theater Amsterdam and the Edinburgh Festival, Oedipus comes to Wyndham’s Theatre for a strictly limited run.
Age restriction
Recommended age 16+Running time
To be confirmed.Performance dates
4 October 2024 - 4 January 2025Content
Scenes of a sexual nature, distressing content including graphic depictions of violence. The performance also contains a short blackoutSpecial notes
Everyone, regardless of age, must have their own ticket to enter the theatre. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and sat next to a ticketholder who is at least 18 years old. Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted. You may not bring food or drink purchased elsewhere. The show will start promptly, and we are unable to admit latecomers. There is no readmittance to the auditorium once the performance has begun.
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Signed performance: 2 November at 2.30pm , Captioned Performance:15 November at 7.30pm , Audio Described performance: 12 December at 7.30pmVenue Information
Wyndham's TheatreCharing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DALatest Oedipus News
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Five reasons you should see Oedipus
Written more than 2,000 years ago, Oedipus is the mother of all plays! This timeless tale of fate and morality has birthed countless adaptations, novels, and even a global psychoanalytic theory! It is one of the most influential works of all time, with Aristotle just one of its many famous fans. In fact, the writer was so enamoured with the piece he wrote an entire book devoted to the play, claiming that Sophocles’ work was the ‘pinnacle of tragedies.’
Brought into the 21st century, Robert Icke’s modern retelling of the Greek masterpiece transports the action into the bloodthirsty world of politics. Election night is looming, and tensions reach fever pitch as a predicted landslide victory vanishes and civil unrest soars. Who will emerge victorious in the new world, and will their spoils merit the bloodshed?
Playing for a strictly limited run, here are five reasons why you need to see Oedipus when it opens at Wyndham’s Theatre later this year.
22 Mar, 2024 | By Sian McBride
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Helen Mirren and Mark Strong to star in Sonia Friedman production of Oedipus
The cat is out of the bag as Sonia Friedman Productions recently took to Twitter to tease a new Robert Icke-directed production based on Sophocles' Oedipus. The upcoming play has yet to find a London home but is widely rumoured to be heading to the West End, perhaps sometime next year. The new show will star multi-award-winning actress Helen Mirren alongside film star Mark Strong. Performance dates, venue, and ticketing information have yet to be announced.
25 Nov, 2019 | By Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels