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.
The Stage5d
Oedipus starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville – review round-up
Rob Icke’s reimagining of Sophocles’ 2,500-year-old tragedy boasts a starry cast, but does it have the critics tearing their ...
London Evening Standard6d
Oedipus at Wyndham’s Theatre review: Mark Strong and Lesley Manville are spellbinding in this wrenchingly tense Greek tragedy
Strong’s smart, passionate ... At the risk of blurting out the worst-kept spoiler in theatre history, this show is mother**in’ good. At first, Icke’s dusting of contemporary relevance ...
The Independent6d
Oedipus review: Mark Strong and Lesley Manville star in a tantalisingly fresh take on the Greek tragedy
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 ... that Icke shows by patterning riddles ...
Daily Mail4d
Strong and Manville are a formidable pairing in this modern reworking, but sadly it's a case of... Oedipus Wrecked! PATRICK MARMION reviews Oedipus
One stars Mark Strong and Lesley Manville ... Yet the pedigree of Strong and Manville will likely ensure this show goes gangbusters at the box office. The Duchess (Of Malfi) is a different ...
WhatsOnStage6d
Mark Strong and Lesley Manville at the West End opening night of Oedipus
Stage and screen veterans Mark Strong and Lesley Manville have returned to the West End, teaming up for Robert Icke’s new adaptation of Oedipus.
Royal Court boss David Byrne: ‘Playwrights need a rescue package from the Government’
David Byrne arrives at the Royal Court looking as though he has just bounced off a tennis court and is looking forward to a ...