Mark Strong, Lesley Manville-Led Oedipus Opens on Broadway November 13; Get a 1st Look at the Show | Playbill

Broadway News Mark Strong, Lesley Manville-Led Oedipus Opens on Broadway November 13; Get a 1st Look at the Show

Robert Icke directs and adapts the Sophocles tragedy, coming to the Main Stem after a West End bow.

Mark Strong and Lesley Manville in Oedipus Julieta Cervantes

Broadway's new revival of Oedipus, a transfer from London's West End, officially opens at Studio 54 November 13 after beginning previews October 30. Get a first look at the show with newly released production shots in the gallery below.

Mark Strong (A View From the Bridge, Deep State) is reprising his Olivier-nominated performance in the title role, opposite Lesley Manville (The Crown, Phantom Thread) reprising her Olivier-winning work as Jocasta. Also back from the U.K. run are Samuel Brewer as Teiresias, Bhasker Patel as Corin, Jordan Scowen as Eteocles, and James Wilbraham as Polyneices.

They're 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. The ensemble features Brian Thomas Abraham, Denise Cormier, Karl Kenzler, and Oliver Rowland-Jones.

Photos: Oedipus on Broadway

Icke’s production, originally presented in Dutch at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and subsequently at the Edinburgh International Festival, is set on election night. All signs point to a landslide victory, but everything is about to change. The West End bow won two 2025 Olivier Awards, including Best Actress for Manville and Best Revival of a Play.

Icke has re-assembled his London creative team, with the production featuring scenic design by Hildegard Bechtler, costume design by Wojciech Dziedzic, lighting design by Natasha Chivers, sound design by Tom Gibbons, and video design by Tal Yarden. Casting is by Julia Horan and Jim Carnahan. David Lober serves as production stage manager.

Sonia Friedman Productions, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and Patrick Catullo are producing in association with Roundabout Theatre Company.

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