Oedipus at Edinburgh International Festival

Oedipus at Edinburgh International Festival..Tuesday, 13th August 2019..A revelatory updating of Sophocles’ tragedy, Oedipus is a chilling thriller, told in real time...British director Robert Icke joins one of Europe’s most lauded theatre companies for a revelatory updating of Sophocles’ tragedy. Currently Associate Director at London’s Almeida Theatre, Icke is one of the most visionary figures in theatre today, celebrated for his contemporary re-imaginings of classic texts by Schiller, Chekhov, Aeschylus and Ibsen...Internationaal Theater Amsterdam (formerly Toneelgroep Amsterdam) is one of Europe’s most consistently exciting ensembles, led by director Ivo van Hove...Pictured: Hans Kesting (Oedipus), Marieke Heebink (Jocaste) and Gaite Jansen (Antigone, with camera) during a scene where they are waiting on election results to come in.