Oedipus
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
One election night. One fatal secret. The truth will destroy them.
Two titans of Australian theatre, Richard Roxburgh and Heather Mitchell, unite for this unmissable Olivier and Tony Award-nominated adaptation by one of the most exciting talents in British theatre.
Director-writer Robert Icke (1984, The Doctor) has triumphed in the West End and on Broadway with his "electrifying" (New York Times) reimagining of the Oedipus myth as a contemporary political thriller. Now Adelaide Festival and Sydney Theatre Company bring this landmark theatrical event to Australia.
It's election night, and the count has begun. Triumph looms for Oedipus (Roxburgh), a landslide imminent. His wife (Mitchell) has brought his nearest and dearest together for an evening that will transform this family forever. The family is close, the marriage strong and loving, but this tight-knit unit is about to be rocked to its core.
"A suspenseful and exhilarating political thriller that leaves your jaw on the floor" (USA Today), Oedipus will leave you breathless as it hurtles down the tracks like a runaway train.
