The Old Vic theatre in London has confirmed dates for its forthcoming world premiere of Ella Hickson’s Oedipus.
The production will star Oscar winner Rami Malek and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma, and promises to be an intimate and revelatory new version of Oedipus based on Sophocles’ Ancient Greek tragedy.
Produced in association with Hofesh Shechter Company, and co-directed by The Old Vic’s Artistic Director Matthew Warchus and Hofesh Shechter,Oedipus will play at The Old Vic from 21 January to 29 March 2025.
Tickets go on general sale this Thursday 11 April at 10am.
Rami Malek is best known for his Oscar winning performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody and as a Bond villain in No Time To Die. Indira Varma is an Olivier Award winning actress known for Present Laughter, Game of Thrones and the current production of Macbeth The Show.
Coming up at The Old Vic this week is Machinal from 11 April to 1 June. That’s followed by a new play by Joe Penhall – The Constituent, from 13 June 2024 starring James Corden and Anna Maxwell Martin.
Other shows slated for The Old Vic include the annual return of A Christmas Carol, from 9 November 2024 to 4 January 2025.
Just finished at The Old Vic is Live Aid musical Just For One Day: The Live Aid Musical, which is widely tipped for a West End transfer.
There is also another version of Oedipus coming to the London stage this year: Sonia Friedman Productions will stage a new version of Oedipus starring Lesley Manville and Mark Strong, adapted and directed by Robert Icke, The production opens at the Wyndham’s Theatre in October 2024.
More about tickets to Oedipus at The Old Vic theatre in London
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