Oedipus

🗳️🔥 OEDIPUS — Ancient Tragedy. Modern Political Thriller. 🔥🗳️

Power, truth, and catastrophe collide in OEDIPUS, a blistering new Broadway event that transforms Sophocles’ timeless tragedy into a pulse-pounding political thriller for the modern age. Arriving direct from a sold-out, record-breaking West End run and winner of the Olivier Award, this bold reimagining proves that the oldest stories can feel the most urgent.

It’s election night. The polls predict a landslide. Confidence is high—and the cameras are rolling. But as victory approaches, buried secrets begin to surface, and certainty gives way to suspicion. What starts as a moment of triumph spirals into a devastating search for truth, exposing how power, denial, and ambition can destroy everything they touch.

Visionary director Robert Icke, the youngest Olivier Award-winning director in history, strips Sophocles’ myth down to its raw psychological core and rebuilds it as a contemporary drama that feels ripped from today’s headlines. The result is fast, gripping, and terrifyingly relevant—where ancient fate collides with modern politics, media scrutiny, and public reckoning.

Starring Olivier Award winner Mark Strong (Kingsman) and Academy Award® nominee Lesley Manville (The Crown), this production delivers towering performances filled with intensity and emotional precision. Praised by The Guardian as a “gasp-inducing tale of truth and lies,” OEDIPUS is theatre that demands attention—relentless, intelligent, and unforgettable.

For audiences drawn to prestige drama, political storytelling, and bold reinterpretations of classic works, OEDIPUS is essential Broadway—an ancient warning brought fiercely into the present.

📍 Location

Studio 54
254 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019

🎟️ Know Before You Go

• Run Time: 2 hours

• Intermission: None

• Style: Political thriller / classical tragedy reimagined

⚡ Why OEDIPUS Is Unmissable

• Olivier Award–winning West End sensation

• Bold modern adaptation of a Greek classic

• Star performances by Mark Strong and Lesley Manville

• Riveting, contemporary political relevance

• Fast-paced, high-intensity theatrical experience