“OEDIPUS” STARRING MARK STRONG AND LESLEY MANVILLE NOW ON BROADWAY
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
ELECTION SEASON IS IN FULL SWING.
ALL EYES ARE ON
MARK STRONG AND LESLEY MANVILLE
AFTER THE FIRST PREVIEW OF
THE OLIVIER AWARD®-WINNING
“OEDIPUS”
A NEW ADAPTATION CREATED AND DIRECTED BY
ROBERT ICKE
AFTER SOPHOCLES
NOW PLAYING ON BROADWAY AT STUDIO 54
**14 WEEKS ONLY**
Photo by Emilio Madrid available for download HERE.
New York, NY (October 30, 2025) – Tonight, the cast of Oedipus celebrated their first preview performance at Studio 54 (254 W 54th Street) in true political fashion at the stage door, toasting to the new ‘political’ power couple on Broadway – Mark Strong and Lesley Manville.
A photo, taken by Emilio Madrid, is available for download HERE.
The Olivier Award®-winning, West End sensation, Oedipus – a bold and electrifying adaptation created and directed by Robert Icke, is set to officially open on Thursday, November 13 for a strictly limited 14-week engagement.
Oedipus stars Mark Strong – reprising his Olivier-nominated role as ‘Oedipus’ – and Lesley Manville – reprising her Olivier-winning role as ‘Jocasta.’ Also reprising their UK roles are Samuel Brewer as ‘Teiresias,’ Bhasker Patel as ‘Corin,’ Jordan Scowen as ‘Eteocles,’ and James Wilbraham as ‘Polyneices.’ They are joined by John Carroll Lynch as ‘Creon,’ Teagle F. Bougere as ‘Driver,’ Ani Mesa-Perez as ‘Lichas,’ Olivia Reis as ‘Antigone,’ and Anne Reid as ‘Merope,’ with Brian Thomas Abraham, Denise Cormier, Karl Kenzler, and Oliver Rowland-Jones rounding out the cast.
Oedipus is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and Patrick Catullo, in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company.
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Robert Icke – the youngest Olivier Award-winning Director in history – transforms Sophocles’ epic tragedy into an essential, explosive, sensual human thriller catapulting the secrets of the past into a high-stakes present. Led by Olivier Award winner Mark Strong as ‘Oedipus’ – reprising his celebrated role from the West End – and Academy Award® nominee Lesley Manville – who is making her Broadway debut after garnering the Olivier Award for her performance as ‘Jocasta’ – this production “set the stage on fire” (The Guardian).
Oedipus recently received two Olivier Awards, including Best Revival of a Play and Best Actress (Lesley Manville), as well as three U.K. Critics’ Circle Theater Awards including Best Director (Icke), Best Actor (Mark Strong), and Best Actress (Lesley Manville), cementing it as one of the most celebrated theatrical events of the year.
Tickets are on sale now by visiting Oedipustheplay.com.
It’s election night. The polls predict a landslide victory. Everything is about to change.
Manville’s ‘Jocasta’ is “magnetic and magnificent” (iNews), while Strong delivers a
“fearless, sometimes fearsome” (Independent) performance, brimming with raw intensity and tragic inevitability. Their chemistry is “dazzling” (Sunday Times), their presence “transfixing” (Financial Times), and together, they drive the drama toward its shattering conclusion. This fall, Broadway audiences will experience what London critics and theatergoers already know: Oedipus isn’t just a revival. It’s a revelation.
Hailed as a “tightly sprung, gasp-inducing, modern-day political tale of truth and lies” (The Guardian), Icke’s visionary revival was nothing short of a sensation. Oedipus became an instant phenomenon and the highest-grossing limited-run production in Wyndham’s history. “Electric” (Observer) and urgent, it didn’t just bring Greek tragedy back to the West End—it redefined it. Named the Observer’s No. 1 Best of Culture 2024, this Oedipus played like a political thriller, gripping audiences in breathless suspense until its final, devastating moment.
The creative team includes Hildegard Bechtler (Scenic Designer), Wojciech Dziedzic (Costume Designer), Natasha Chivers (Lighting Designer), Tom Gibbons (Sound Designer), and Tal Yarden (Video Designer). Casting is by Julia Horan, CDG and Jim Carnahan, CSA.
Robert Icke’s Oedipus was originally produced in Dutch by Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and was presented at the Edinburgh International Festival.
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