Oedipus | Robert Icke

Following a sold-out run in London’s West End, and almost right alongside its run on Broadway in New York, the Olivier Award-winning production of Sophocles’ tragedy arrives at Onassis Stegi. Adapted and directed by Robert Icke, his "Oedipus" premieres on the Onassis Stegi Main Stage on November 20, this time featuring a Greek cast.

Election night. A capable leader, the frontrunner in the race. A countdown ticking toward triumph. The polls predict a landslide victory. Everything is about to change. We may know the story of Oedipus, but we could never have imagined this contemporary reading of the ancient myth. Robert Icke’s work grips and shakes you to the core. What happens when everything you believed in collapses? When your very existence shatters before your eyes?

Sophocles’ 428 BC tragedy on the relentless force of fate is reimagined through the contemporary lens of public image and personal responsibility. Brought to life with gripping intensity, sardonic humor, and scenes that echo both political thriller and family tragedy, British playwright and director Robert Icke—known to Greek audiences from "The Doctor" and his adaptation of George Orwell’s "1984"—returns with an "Oedipus" that cannot be ignored.

With Nikos Kouris and Karyofyllia Karabeti as Oedipus and Jocasta, Alexandros Mylonas as Creon, and Rania Oikonomidou as Merope (a character introduced by Icke), alongside Kostas Nikouli, Socratis Patsikas, Takis Sakellariou, Chara Giota, Giorgos Ziakas, Giannis Tsoumarakis, and Danai-Arsenia Filidou, who form the ensemble of family members and attendees at a political gathering that spirals out of control. Translated into Greek by Nikos Chatzopoulos, with Prodromos Tsinikoris as Associate Director for the Greek version.

Charged with political, erotic, and existential tension, this is an electrifying version of "Oedipus" not to be missed.