OEDIPUS

About the show

Richard Roxburgh and Heather Mitchell reunite on the Sydney Theatre Company stage for the first time in 30 years in this unmissable Olivier and Tony Award-nominated adaptation by one of the most exciting talents in British theatre. Director-writer Robert Icke (1984, Oresteia, The Doctor) has triumphed in the West End and on Broadway with his “electrifying” (The New York Times) reimagining of the Oedipus myth as a contemporary political thriller. Now Sydney Theatre Company and Adelaide Festival 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.