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Oedipus with Mark Strong and Lesley Manville – behind the scenes

The Greek tragedy is rejigged for the modern day

Alex Wood

Alex Wood

| London |

13 May 2024

Mark Strong & Lesley Manville. Credit Justine Matthew
Mark Strong and Lesley Manville. © Justine Matthew

Take a peek behind the scenes for Oedipus, Robert Icke’s new retelling of the classic Greek tale – during its cast photoshoot.

Starring in the show are Mark Strong (A View from the Bridge) and Lesley Manville (The Crown), playing Oedipus and Jocasta respectively, with the piece running at Wyndham’s Theatre from 4 October 2024 to 5 January 2025.

Also announced today are the additional members of the creative team – Hildegard Bechtler (set design), Wojciech Dziedzic (costume design), Natasha Chivers (lighting design), Tom Gibbons (sound design), Tal Yarden (video design) and Julia Horan CDG (casting director).

Across the run Sonia Friedman Productions will be offering 1000 tickets at £30 exclusively for those aged 30 and under. Tickets are on sale now.

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Mark Strong. Credit Justine Matthew. 1
Mark Strong. © Justine Matthew
Mark Strong & Lesley Manville. Credit Justine Matthew. 2
Mark Strong and Lesley Manville. © Justine Matthew
Mark Strong. Credit Justine Matthew.
Mark Strong. © Justine Matthew
Mark Strong & Lesley Manville. Credit Justine Matthew. 1
Mark Strong and Lesley Manville. © Justine Matthew
Lesley Manville. Credit Justine Matthew. 1
Lesley Manville. © Justine Matthew
Lesley Manville. Credit Justine Matthew.
Lesley Manville. © Justine Matthew

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