Oedipus on Broadway Tickets

Oedipius in New York City

Modern politics meets Greek tragedy in this thrilling new version of Sophocles' classic play Oedipus, from innovative director Robert Icke. Fresh from an award-winning run in London’s West End, this “devastating, seamless” (New Statesman) production transfers to Broadway’s Studio 54, near Columbus Circle, for a strictly limited season. Explosive, exciting and utterly compelling, Oedipus is both a masterful dissection of contemporary politics and an edge-of-your-seat thriller - secure your tickets today!

What is the play Oedipus about?

It’s election night, and as the clock counts down, the polls promise a landslide success for political giant Oedipus. The hardened statesman has run a gruelling campaign trail and is eager to revel in the hard-earned spoils of victory with his wife Jocasta and their beautiful children. But when a dig about his background from a political rival prompts Oedipus to unearth his birth certificate, what follows is a sequence of events that can’t be undone. Prophecies come to light, past crimes are revealed, and truths begin to unfold - with tragic results. Set in real time as Oedipus and his family await the election results, director and writer Robert Icke’s brand new production transports the Greek tragedy thoroughly into the modern day, keeping the ancient names but updating the language.

Icke’s production originally premiered in Dutch, performed by Ivo van Hove's company Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, in 2018. The production was later translated into English and transferred to Wyndham’s Theatre in London’s West End, where it was received with critical acclaim, winning three Oliviers at the 2025 awards. Oedipus on Broadway “glints with a deadly sharpness” (Time Out) - you won’t want to miss it.

Oedipus on Broadway Cast

Main cast:

• Oedipus — Mark Strong
• Jocasta — Lesley Manville
• Teiresias — Samuel Brewer
• Corin — Bhasker Patel
• Eteocles — Jordan Scowen
• Polyneices — James Wilbraham
• Creon — John Carroll Lynch
• Driver — Teagle F. Bougere
• Lichas — Ani Mesa-Perez
• Antigone — Olivia Reis
• Merope — Anne Reid
• Jones — Brian Thomas Abraham, Denise Cormier, Karl Kenzler, Oliver Rowland

Mark Strong and Lesley Manville reprise their award-winning roles as Oedipus and Jocasta from the production's West End run.

Manville is a BAFTA and Olivier winner and Emmy and Academy Award-nominee. Her credits include Phantom Thread with Daniel Day-Lewis, Queer opposite Daniel Craig, Secrets and Lies, Vera Drake and Netflix’s The Crown. Manville's theater credentials include The Visit at the National Theatre and Ghosts at the Almeida and in the West End. She won an Olivier Award for her performance in Oedipus during the show's West End season.

Strong is an Olivier Award-winning, Tony-nominated actor, best known for his roles in blockbuster movies including Kingsman, Shazam, Cruella, The Imitation Game, Zero Dark Thirty and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. He won an Olivier Award for his leading role in the 2014 revival of Arthur Miller’s play A View from the Bridge, snagging a Drama Desk and Tony nomination when the production transferred to Broadway. Strong’s other stage credits include The Iceman Cometh at the Almeida Theatre, Uncle Vanya at the Donmar Warehouse and The Red Barn at the National Theatre, also directed by Icke.

Who are the creative team of Oedipus on Broadway?

Oedipus is directed and adapted from Sophocles’ original text by Robert Icke. Known for his boundary-pushing reinterpretations of classic texts, Icke is an award-winning director and playwright. His credits include critically acclaimed adaptations of Oresteia, 1984, and Hamlet starring Andrew Scott, as well as new productions The Doctor at the Almeida Theatre and Manhunt for the Royal Court Theatre. In 2016, Icke became the youngest ever winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director.

Tickets for Oedipus at Studio 54 On Sale Now

This smash hit production is “an old play [...] masterfully analysed and made newly devastating” (Guardian). This heart-stopping, sensuous and scintillating production had London audiences on the edge of their seat. Icke’s bold and shocking adaptation is an Oedipus for our times, and Greek tragedy as you’ve never seen it before. Book your tickets for Oedipus at Studio 54 today - it’d be tragic to miss it.