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Oedipus re-imagined as tense political thriller starring Lesley Manville and Mark Strong – review

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Writer and director Robert Icke returns to the West End with Oedipus – a well-known Greek tragedy, of course, but one that has been re-imagined as a tense, modern political thriller.

We meet our titular protagonist (played by Mark Strong) on election night while he is awaiting the election results at campaign HQ; he is joined by his wife Jocasta (Lesley Manville), his family and their staff, as they wait to find out whether Oedipus has been elected leader.

A timer ticks ominously down towards zero in the background throughout the play. We were on the edge of our seats throughout – this is an incredibly tense show (one act, no interval, just shy of two hours).

The timer is a great gimmick – our minds were racing to figure out exactly what would be revealed when it hit zero. The pacing is excellent, the suspense is relentless: it makes for an intense, but brilliant, watch.

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