Mark Strong and Lesley Manville star in the Broadway transfer of Robert Icke’s take on Sophocles’ tragedy.
Show InformationPreviews: October 30, 2025
Opening: November 13, 2025
Closing: February 8, 2026Duration: 2 hrs, No Intermission.
Group InformationGroup Minimum: 10
CAST
Oedipus: Mark Strong
Jocasta: Lesley Manville
Teiresias: Samuel Brewer
Corin: Bhasker Patel
Eteocles: Jordan Scowen
Polyneices: James Wilbraham
Creon: John Carroll Lynch
Driver: Teagle F. Bougere
Lichas: Ani Mesa-Perez
Antigone: Olivia Reis
Merope: Anne Reid
CREATIVE STAFF
Created & Directed by: Robert Icke after Sophocles
Scenic Designer: Hildegarde Bechtler
Costume Designer: Wojciech Dziedzic
Lighting Designer: Natasha Chivers
Sound Designer: Tom Gibbons
Video Designer: Tal Yarden
SYNOPSIS
It’s election night. The polls predict a landslide victory. Everything is about to change.
Director Robert Icke transforms Sophocles’ epic tragedy into an essential, explosive, sensual human thriller, catapulting the secrets of the past into a high-stakes present.