Rami Malek (Academy Award winner for Bohemian Rhapsody, No Time To Die) and Indira Varma (Olivier Award winner for Present Laughter, Game of Thrones) will star in the world premiere of Ella Hickson’s intimate and revelatory version of Sophocles’ transcendent tragedy, Oedipus. Co-directed by Matthew Warchus and Hofesh Shechter.
‘Vengeance will be taken on the killer, then the land will be clean. The contamination will be washed away. The rains will come and the people will be healed.’
It’s a cold case but, according to the Oracle, if the murderer of old King Laius is found and punished then all will be well. The people turn to their new King, Oedipus, the man who solved the riddle of the Sphinx, to hunt down the perpetrator and bring salvation. He vows to succeed whatever the cost and so begins an unstoppable pursuit of the truth through a harrowing labyrinth of fear and love.
The production has announced dates of 21 Jan–29 Mar 2025 with confirmed playing dates to be announced in Spring 2024
