First-look Photos: Oedipus starring Mark Strong & Lesley Manville – rehearsal photos

Oedipus starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville has released photos of the cast in rehearsal, ahead of the shows opening next week at the Wyndham’s Theater in London’s West End.

Mark Strong (The Kingsman, A View from the BridgeThe Long Firm) and LesleyManville (Sherwood, The Crown, Phantom Thread) star as Oedipus and Jocasta in this modern political adaptation of Sophocles epic drama by Robert Icke.

Photos: Cast in rehearsal for Oedipus

The cast includes Samuel Brewer (Teiresias), Michael Gould (Creon), Sara Hazemi (Lichas/Understudy Antigone), Gary McDonald (Driver), Bhasker Patel (Corin), Phia Saban (Antigone), Jordan Scowen (Eteocles), June Watson (Merope) and James Wilbraham (Polyneices).

Jim Creighton (Ensemble/Understudy Oedipus & Creon), Derek Elroy (Ensemble/Understudy Corin, Teiresias & Driver), Celia Nelson (Ensemble/Understudy Jocasta & Merope) and Jake Rory (Ensemble/Understudy Polyneices, Eteocles & Lichas).

Photos: Behind-the-scenes at the marketing photo shoot

The marketing campaign, created by Bob King, was released in March, and centers on Mark Strong (The Kingsman, A View from the BridgeThe Long Firm) as consummate political player Oedipus, at an election night rally, posing for the “holding a baby” photo opp, alongside LesleyManville (The Crown, Mum, Flowers for Mrs Harris, Ghosts) as Jocasta.

What’s different about this production?

The new production is adapted and directed by Robert Icke (Player Kings, The Doctor) after Sophocles; the play is set in modern day on election night, with Sophocles’ epic tragedy transformed into an essential, explosive human thriller.

As already announced, joining Robert Icke in the creative team of Oedipus are 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).

Also playing in London, but next year, is another new version of Oedipusthis time by Ella Hickson for The Old Vic, starring Academy Award winner Rami Malek and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma.

The West end production of Oedipus is playing at the Wyndham’s Theater from 4 October 2024, running to 4 January 2025.

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Updated: This article was updated on 28 September 2024 to include cast rehearsal photos of Oedipus. Article was first published 13 May 2024 with behind-the-scenes photos from a photo-shoot with Mark Strong & Lesley Manville.

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Main photo: Mark Strong & Lesley Manville in rehearsal for Oedipus. Photo Manuel Harlan

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