Exclusive under 30s additional matinee announced for OEDIPUS
Photo credit: Manuel Harlan
Sonia Friedman Productions have announced an additional performance specifically for under 30s, with all tickets at £10, for the West End run of the critically acclaimed Oedipus, a new adaptation created by Robert Icke after Sophocles, on 19 December at 2.30pm at the Wyndham’s Theatre.
The cast includes Mark Strong as Oedipus, Lesley Manville as Jocasta, Samuel Brewer as Teiresias, Michael Gould as Creon, Sara Hazemi as Lichas/Understudy Antigone, Gary McDonald as Driver, Bhasker Patel as Corin, Phia Saban as Antigone, Jordan Scowen as Eteocles, June Watson as Merope, and James Wilbraham as Polyneices, with Jim Creighton (Ensemble/Understudy Oedipus & Creon), Derek Elroy (Ensemble/Understudy Corin, Teiresias & Driver), Celia Nelson (Ensemble/ Understudy Jocasta & Merope) and Jake Rory (Ensemble/Understudy Polyneices, Eteocles & Lichas).
Robert Icke said “It’s so exciting to be able to announce that rarest of things today: some unequivocally good news. I’m so grateful to the peerless Oedipus cast, stage management and crew, all at Sonia Friedman Productions and at Wyndham’s, for enabling this extra performance. It is a hugely important audience for us to play to – and I can’t wait.”
Mark Strong said “I’m genuinely thrilled to play this extra performance which will enable the entire house to be priced at £10 for those under 30, giving the opportunity to see Rob’s brilliantly contemporary new version of Oedipus. Opportunities like these are vital across the West End not just to provide access to theatre, but to build the audiences of the future.”
The creative team includes set designer Hildegard Bechtler, costume designer Wojciech Dziedzic, lighting designer Natasha Chivers, sound designer Tom Gibbons, video designer Tal Yarden, and casting director Julia Horan CDG.
The £10 tickets for under 30s will go on sale on 4 December at 10am. You must be prepared to show proof of age at the theatre, so please remember to bring ID. For more info on the extra matinee, please click here.
