Oedipus on Broadway Tickets

Get Oedipus tickets when they go on sale on New York Theatre Guide to see Tony Award winner Mark Strong and Olivier Award winner Lesley Manville star in this bold reimagining of Sophocles's ancient tragedy. Oedipus plays on Broadway this fall at Roundabout Theatre Company's Studio 54.

Oedipus on Broadway is retold for today's audiences as an explosive political thriller. Director Robert Icke (1984, The Doctor) gives this millennia-old Greek tragedy new life to bring the secrets of the past bursting into the present. Strong and Manville star, and The Guardian says they “set the stage on fire. Icke’s modern retelling is riveting from beginning to end.”

Oedipus is the story of a cocksure king who fails to believe a prophesy about his actual origin story: he killed his father and, unawares, took his mother as his wife. His great hubris prevents him from seeing the truth, only to have devastating consequences when he finally accepts his fate. Retold for today, this revival sets the story in the present on election night as Oedipus sees himself as a sure winner. However, news will break and the tides will turn in this dramatic political thriller.

A timely tale about how arrogance and politics coincide, and where the stakes are not just one man's reputation but a country's, Icke dives into today's splintered cultural climate to tell a startlingly fresh story.

A four-star hit in which Strong has "statesmanly bravado" and "Manville delivers an astonishing performance," per London Theatre, the production now comes to New York off of its acclaimed London bow. The play won Best Revival at the 2025 Olivier Awards and Manville won for Best Actress. Strong was nominated for Best Actor and Icke was nominated for Best Director.

Tickets to Oedipus in New York will be available here soon.