OEDIPUS Reviews - Page 2

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 11/15/25 at 8:40pm

Saw this today and wow. Icke's adaptation moves like a freight train, wonderfully physical staging.

And those performances! From 90-year-old Anne Reid (who stage doored!) to one of my favorite character actors John Carroll Lynch

Of course, the two leads are superb. Strong is a brilliant protagonist and Manville's final monologue brings down the house.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/15/25 at 10:26pm

Did Lesley Manville happen to stage door?

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/15/25 at 10:29pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Did Lesley Manville happen to stage door?"

I was there tonight (posting my thoughts soon). I was told that her and Mark regularly do so, but on two show days, it’s not likely, especially Saturday nights since that’s when their week ends and they tend to spend hours with guests) The guards did inform us that it was kosher to come back at a later date though (which I’ll do since it was a wee soggy when I got out anyway).

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/15/25 at 11:04pm

Appreciate that. Every time I’ve attempted to meet her, she’s never stage doored, so I was doubtful. But yay!

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 11/16/25 at 12:05am

i was there tonight. im bummed i didnt love it as much as everyone else did.

kudos to Icke, because its a wildly inventive adaptation, well written. and the cast is as good as everyone says. Manville is great, but i thought Mark Strong was actually more breathtaking. (John Carroll Lynch is such a talent, Id love to see him in a meatier role). The set, sound effects, everything was seamless and well executed. No notes.

Except that because we know this story going in, there is no twist or surprise, and the play hews close enough to the original story that I found myself impatient waiting for plot turns that I knew were coming (and devices that were just obvious from the jump, even though they were modern inventions). And Icke does SUCH a good job plopping these people and this story into the modern era that some of the plot points, while necessary, dont make a ton of sense. i have no idea what that ending was, either.

maybe an intermission would help, but the plot really doesnt allow for it, so hard to gripe. i was restless but still impressed. 

packed house, it seemed. noticeably somber bows--reminded me of Sunset Blvd with actors staying in character. 

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 11/16/25 at 6:30am

Jordan Catalano said: "Did Lesley Manville happen to stage door?"

I know this got answered above, but at the matinee only Reid and Lynch stage doored. The guards said that between shows the leads get acupuncture and physical therapy. Which makes sense given

 

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[MezzA101]

Posted: 11/17/25 at 5:16am

With ‘Oedipus,’ Robert Icke’s Radical Vision Comes to Broadway

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/theater/oedipus-play-broadway.html?unlocked_article_code=1.108.3TYw.AaJD8_MCF0La&smid=nytcore-android-share

[VernonGersch]

Posted: 11/25/25 at 9:15am

A Must See - do whatever you can to grab a ticket - and the closer to the stage the better.

With that being said, Ms. Manville was none too pleased with folks filming the curtain call.   She gestured quite strongly for those two folks to put their iPhones down during bows.  And the looks she was giving one particular gentlemen as the final curtain fell, daggers.   

An incredible, riveting piece of theater that MUST be seen. 

[Huss417]

Posted: 11/25/25 at 10:47am

VernonGersch said: "A Must See - do whatever you can to grab a ticket - and the closer to the stage the better.

With that being said, Ms. Manville was none too pleased with folks filming the curtain call. She gestured quite strongly for those two folks to put their iPhones down during bows. And the looks she was giving one particular gentlemen as the final curtain fell, daggers.

An incredible, riveting piece of theater that MUST be seen."

I must be losing my mind as I am sure I read this a couple of days ago on here as I recall the Manville shooting daggers comment..

Updated On: 11/25/25 at 10:47 AM

[sinister teashop]

Posted: 11/25/25 at 10:59am

Huss417 said: "VernonGersch said: "A Must See - do whatever you can to grab a ticket - and the closer to the stage the better.

With that being said, Ms. Manville was none too pleased with folks filming the curtain call. She gestured quite strongly for those two folks to put their iPhones down during bows. And the looks she was giving one particular gentlemen as the final curtain fell, daggers.

An incredible, riveting piece of theater that MUST be seen."

I must be losing my mind as I am sure I read this a couple of days ago on here as I recall the Manville shooting daggers comment.."

She was riveted to the people who were riveted by her.

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 11/25/25 at 11:36am

Huss417 said: "VernonGersch said: "A Must See - do whatever you can to grab a ticket - and the closer to the stage the better.

With that being said, Ms. Manville was none too pleased with folks filming the curtain call. She gestured quite strongly for those two folks to put their iPhones down during bows. And the looks she was giving one particular gentlemen as the final curtain fell, daggers.

An incredible, riveting piece of theater that MUST be seen."

I must be losing my mind as I am sure I read this a couple of days ago on here as I recall the Manville shooting daggers comment.."

There was at least one post about it on Reddit last week:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/comments/1oys6hl/go_see_oedipus_but_maybe_leave_your_phone_in_your

And someone just posted an hour ago that they've seen it four times and she's glared at people filming four times:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/comments/1p6f038/oedipus_fyi_if_you_are_in_the_first_few_rows_do

 

[Lot666]

Posted: 11/25/25 at 12:58pm

We saw the 7:00 p.m. performance on 11/22/25. I thought the first 55 minutes to be a bit of a slog, but the second half was, as many have stated, "riveting". Manville and Strong deserve Tony awards.