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Oedipus

21 Jan–29 Mar 2025

What you need to know

Running Time

Approximately one hour 40 minutes, without an interval

Suitable for ages

14+

Tickets

Previews £10–£70, Main Run: £15–£90. Premium and Old Vic Plus tickets available. A £2.50 transaction fee applies per booking (does not apply to OV TOGETHER Members).

Preview

PwC £10 Previews 21 Jan–25 Jan

Access Performances

British Sign Language (BSL) interpreted: Tue 04 Mar, 7:30pm
Captioned: Fri 07 Mar, 7:30pm
Relaxed, audio described, captioned and BSL interpreted: Sat 08 Mar, 2:30pm. Touch Tour 12noon
Audio described: Mon 10 Mar, 7:30pm. Touch Tour 5:30pm

£25 access rate available for all performances and one carer/companion ticket per booking available at  the same price. Join the free Access Membership and book online or call 0344 871 7628. 

Dates

21 Jan–29 Mar 2025

About the show

‘Vengeance will be taken on the killer, then the land will be clean. The contamination will be washed away. The rains will come and the people will be healed.’

It’s a cold case but, according to the Oracle, if the murderer of old King Laius is found and punished then all will be well. The people turn to their new King, Oedipus, the man who solved the riddle of the Sphinx, to hunt down the perpetrator and bring salvation. He vows to succeed whatever the cost and so begins an unstoppable pursuit of the truth through a harrowing labyrinth of fear and love.

Academy Award winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody, No Time To Die) and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma (Present Laughter, Game of Thrones) star in Ella Hickson’s epic and revelatory version of Sophocles’ transcendent tragedy, Oedipus, co-directed by Hofesh Shechter and Matthew Warchus.

An Old Vic Production in association with Hofesh Shechter Company

Bird & Bird is the proud Production Sponsor of Oedipus

Production supported by The Huo Family Foundation, The Polonsky Foundation, Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a donor advised fund held at the London Community Foundation

Syndicate lead gift for Oedipus kindly provided by Niall & Allison O’Keeffe and Syndicate Partner Gift by Pure Land Foundation. We would also like to thank our Production Supporters Brian & Meredith Niles

Info & Discounts

OV LOCAL
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OV LOYALTY
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OFF PEAK PERFORMANCES
Preview performances 21 Jan–03 Feb, and Mon–Wed performances.

TICKETS FOR SOLD OUT PERFORMANCES

Check online for tickets
A small number of tickets will often become available as ticketholders request exchanges. We make these available to buy online, over the phone or in person at the Box Office. Continue to check our website for availability.

Returns queue
If tickets are returned for resale, the tickets will be offered to a returns queue at the theatre on a first come, first served basis. If no one is waiting, we will offer these via phone sales. You can check by calling 0344 871 7628. We often have tickets that become available last minute, so it is worth trying.

Find out more about tickets and bookings by reading our Terms and Conditions.

Please note: post-show appearances by cast members are not guaranteed. Cast will only sign memorabilia from Oedipus.

Photo: Nadav Kander

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