Oedipus (Old Vic)

Welcome to one of two West End productions of Sophocles’ classic story Oedipus, a 2450 year old play that resonates just as powerfully now as it did when first staged in ancient Greece. The Old Vic’s version is a fresh new adaptation by Ella Hickson, due in the West End for January 2025 with the brilliant Rami Malek and Indira Varma in the starring roles. It’s Malek’s stage debut and the run dates are January 21st to March 29th 2025. This exploration of fate and free will is designed to thrill, with a shocking plot that never ages or dulls. If he knew, Sophocles would be delighted.

The Oracle says all will be well once the murderer of old King Laius is discovered and punished. It’s Oedipus’ job to save the city he loves. But when he begins his pursuit of reality, he quickly gets lost in a horrific landscape of fear and love, accidentally fulfilling a terrifying prophecy. Academy Award winner Rami Malek, who thrilled us with Bohemian Rhapsody and No Time To Die, joins the Olivier Award winning Indira Varma of Present Laughter, and Game of Thrones fame in Hickson’s ‘intimate and revelatory’ production. Not to be missed.