Oedipus, Robert Icke‘s West End hit reimagining of the Sophocles tragedy starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, will transfer to Broadway this fall for a 14-week engagement as part of the ...

The following roles are cast but they are seeking Understudies for all roles: Mark Strong – OEDIPUS (Male, 50s, white) A charismatic political leader on the verge of election victory.

So you haven't read Oedipus the King by Sophocles? Well, get your tragedy mask ready as we tell you about this masterpiece that has influenced the structure of western drama for millennia!

Lee Breuer and Bob Telson’s “The Gospel at Colonus,” this year’s livelier-than-usual outdoor theater production at the Getty Villa, combines disparate ritual traditions. Ancient Greek ...

This Christmas Eve, GBH takes listeners on a journey through some of the most spectacular and rarely heard holiday music of all time with a legendary radio host – rock programmer Oedipus. Christmas ...

Berlin: Angela Schanelec's formally impressive film boggles as much as it allures. A multi-layered allegorical brainteaser, “Music” reframes the Oedipus myth as a substitution cipher, swapping ...

“Oedipus Rex” is about as far from a new work as possible, having first been performed around 1,600 years ago. While stories of this caliber and place in the literary canon can often feel ...

Two London productions of Oedipus might seem like overkill, but they actually demonstrate the versatility of the tragic form. Looking for something good? Cut through the noise with a carefully ...

Surely the most powerful production the UK will see this year, Robert Icke's adaptation of "Oedipus" turns Sophocles' 5th century BC drama into an electrifying "play for today", said Susannah ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...