In the corner of the wide white anonymous modern room that comprises the set of Robert Icke’s free adaptation of Oedipus Rex, ...

Lesley Manville and Mark Strong are spellbinding in Robert Icke ’s wrenchingly tense reworking of Sophocles’ Greek tragedy.

This production imagines Oedipus (Mark Strong) as a contemporary politician – and achieves a level of catharsis rare for any ...

The theatre's artistic director David Byrne believes it will be one of the most anticipated and controversial plays of 2025, ...

Robert Icke is to make his Royal Court debut with the world premiere of Manhunt in the London theatre’s 24/25 season, which also features the revival of Sarah Kane’s 4:48 Psychosis ...

Rob Icke’s reimagining of Sophocles’ 2,500-year-old tragedy boasts a starry cast, but does it have the critics tearing their ...

How many times does a politician survive wave after wave of attack from rivals, surf the waves of fickle voters and tiptoe ...

Sarah Kane’s final masterpiece *4.48 Psychosis* will close artistic director David Byrne's second season, and will star the ...

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Director Robert Icke brings his interpretation of the Greek tragedy Oedipus to London’s West End. This follows an acclaimed ...

Oedipus is a slick 21st-century politician who promises to clean things up: his supporters campaign for honesty and truth ...