Oedipus, Mark Strong and Lesley Manville
Mark Strong and Lesley Manville make ancient tragedy ‘Oedipus’ a political thriller
One of the most basic questions in the world is “Who are you?” It's at the heart of the ancient tragedy of Oedipus, and it perplexes people still.
Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre review: Mark Strong and Lesley Manville are spellbinding in this wrenchingly tense Greek tragedy
Lesley Manville and Mark Strong are spellbinding in Robert Icke ’s wrenchingly tense reworking of Sophocles’ Greek tragedy. Here Oedipus is an insurgent political wunderkind, a bit Macron and a bit Obama. His promise to govern openly and honestly opens up the worst possible cache of family secrets, from patricide to incest.
Review Roundup: Did Mark Strong and Lesley Manville Dazzle in OEDIPUS?
Starring the internationally renowned, multi award-winning Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, Sophocles’ epic tragedy is transformed into an essential, explosive human thriller.
Oedipus West End review – Mark Strong and Lesley Manville’s Greek tragedy is a political thriller
In the course of the two-hour playing time, Icke ratchets up enough tension to cause gasps in certain parts of the audience who have either forgotten or perhaps never knew that when Freud talked about the Oedipus complex,
Oedipus review: Mark Strong and Lesley Manville star in a tantalisingly fresh take on the Greek tragedy
Oedipus first premiered in Amsterdam in 2018, performed in Dutch, then played Edinburgh International Festival a year later. This belated West End visit retains the original’s stark European feel, but has a new cast anchored by the undeniable chemistry of its stars Mark Strong and Lesley Manville.
Oedipus review: Lesley Manville is at the height of her powers
This eternal dilemma hums and throbs relentlessly from the start of these hurtling two interval-free hours, as political leader Oedipus (Mark Strong) awaits the results of a general election with his family.
Mark Strong and Lesley Manville are superb in stunning staging of Oedipus — review
Robert Icke’s adaptation at Wyndham’s Theatre brilliantly remakes the disturbing tragedy for our time
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Oedipus: Mark Strong and Lesley Manville are agonising, but it’s too little, too late
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Unscripted: Award winning actors Lesley Manville & Mark Strong on their West End play Oedipus
On Unscripted, stars of the stage and screen, Lesley Manville and Mark Strong join Nina Nannar to discuss Robert Icke’s adaptation of Oedipus. They discuss the relevance of the Greek tragedy ...
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Lesley Manville Interview
A-list actor Lesley Manville brings style and substance to amateur sleuthing in the Moonflower Murders, the second in the series of Anthony Horowitz’s bestselling books. In her interview with ...