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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE 

THE OLIVIER AWARD®-WINNING
“OEDIPUS”
A NEW ADAPTATION CREATED AND DIRECTED BY
ROBERT ICKE
AFTER SOPHOCLES
STARRING MARK STRONG & LESLEY MANVILLE
ANNOUNCES DIGITAL RUSH POLICY 

PERFORMANCES BEGIN TOMORROW!
AT STUDIO 54

New York, NY (October 29, 2025) – Producers Sonia Friedman Productions, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and Patrick Catullo, in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company, announced today the digital rush policy for the highly anticipated Broadway production of the Olivier Award^®-winning, West End sensation, Oedipus – a bold and electrifying adaptation created and directed by Robert Icke. Oedipus begins performances on Broadway on Thursday, October 30, 2025, with an opening night set for Thursday, November 13 at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street) for a strictly limited 14-week engagement.

A limited number of digital rush tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis on TodayTix at $45 each, inclusive of fees. Tickets will be available the morning of each performance on the TodayTix app, beginning at 9 AM ET. Users can download the TodayTix app on an iOS or Android device and purchase up to two tickets for that afternoon’s or evening’s show. Seats may be partial view. Users can set an alert on the TodayTix app to be notified when rush tickets are available each day. For more information, please visit www.todaytix.com.

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.

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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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