{"product_id":"oedipus-9781839043598","title":"Oedipus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElection night. The polls predict a landslide victory. Everything is about to change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning writer and director Robert Icke transforms Sophocles' epic tragedy into an essential and explosive political thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst performed in Dutch in 2018 at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and the Edinburgh International Festival, this arresting version of \u003ci\u003eOedipus\u003c\/i\u003e received its English-language premiere at Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End in 2024, produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, and starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville. The production won Icke the Best Director Award at the 2025 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, as well as Best Actor and Best Actress for its leads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Icke\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, director, and former Associate Director at the Almeida (2013-19). His recent productions include \u003ci\u003eJudas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChildren of Nora\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOedipus\u003c\/i\u003e at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam; \u003ci\u003ePlayer Kings\u003c\/i\u003e (West End and UK tour); \u003ci\u003eEnemy of the People\u003c\/i\u003e (Park Avenue Armory); \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e (UK tour); \u003ci\u003eIvanov\u003c\/i\u003e (Schauspiel Stuttgart); and \u003ci\u003eThe Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e (Park Avenue Armory, Adelaide Festival, Almeida, West End, and Burgtheater, Vienna).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis awards include two Evening Standard Awards for Best Director, a Critics' Circle Award, the Kurt Hübner Award for his debut production in Germany, and an Olivier Award for Best Director for \u003ci\u003eOresteia\u003c\/i\u003e, of which he is the youngest-ever winner. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophocles\u003c\/b\u003e (c.496-405 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian. Of his more than 120 plays, only seven have survived in a complete form: \u003ci\u003eAjax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOedipus at Colonus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623932428562,"sku":"9781839043598","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_91fd97bb-a410-49d4-a29d-8420c0356545.jpg?v=1758649299","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/oedipus-9781839043598","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}