OEDIPUS Reviews - Page 3

[Melissa25]

Posted: 12/14/25 at 11:57am

The Christmas Gods blessed me with winning a rush seat in the 3rd row, center orchestra and I am so very grateful. This is definitely in my top 5 favorites for the year. What a thrilling, well executed ride with acting I will never forget. Truly a must-see!  Manville is Tony bound for sure. 

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 12/14/25 at 7:37pm

Manville scheduled for Colbert tomorrow night

[Falsettolands]

Posted: 12/14/25 at 8:05pm

I doubt anyone needs a dissenting opinion, but after seeing this on Friday I cannot say I consider it a "must see." Both Strong and Manville are perfectly excellent, but I found the adaptation to be uninspired and lacking any wit or bite. Go for some good acting. Do not go if you're looking for a good play.

Updated On: 12/14/25 at 08:05 PM

[gibsons2]

Posted: 12/14/25 at 8:19pm

Falsettolands said: "I doubt anyone needs a dissenting opinion, but after seeing this on Friday I cannot say I consider it a "must see." Both Strong and Manville are perfectly excellent, but I found the adaptation to be uninspired and lacking any wit or bite. Go for some good acting. Do not go if you're looking for a good play."

Interesting. After seeing all Broadway plays from this season (except Art, just didn't pan out), I thought Oedipus is the only truly must see play of this fall. Everything else so far is skippable. Maybe Liberation deserves to be seen also. Having very high hopes for Bug. 

Come to think of it, Oedipus was at the bottom of my list in September. Thank God I saw it. A true masterpiece imo

Updated On: 12/14/25 at 08:19 PM

[Falsettolands]

Posted: 12/14/25 at 8:24pm

gibsons2 said: "Falsettolands said: "I doubt anyone needs a dissenting opinion, but after seeing this on Friday I cannot say I consider it a "must see." Both Strong and Manville are perfectly excellent, but I found the adaptation to be uninspired and lacking any wit or bite. Go for some good acting. Do not go if you're looking for a good play."

Interesting. After seeing all Broadway plays from this season (except Art, just didn't pan out), I thought Oedipus is the only truly must see play of this fall. Everything else so far is skippable. Maybe Liberation deserves to be seen also. Having very high hopes for Bug.

Come to think of it, Oedipus was at the bottom of my list in September. Thank God I saw it. A true masterpiece imo"

I haven't really enjoyed a single play on Broadway this season. I really enjoyed quite a few Off-Broadway (Cartozians, Queens, Other Americans.) I saw Liberation during its off-broadway run and very much disliked it. Oedipus and Little Bear kind of sit tied for me (underwhelming plays with really excellent performances) I want to also clarify that I will not be attending Marjorie Prime by choice, but I don't doubt that the performances are probably great.

Updated On: 12/14/25 at 08:24 PM

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 12/16/25 at 7:07am

Lesley Manville mentioned the people filming the curtain call on Colbert. "Can't something live in our souls?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6eSSy_rX2A&t=327s

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 12/22/25 at 10:06pm

Saw this tonight and it was thrilling! Engrave Leslie’s Tony Award ASAP.

Warning: Dont take a camera out and film the curtain call in the front row. Leslie was not happy and gave the audience member the death stare and ended up shaking her head a bunch.

Today Tix has rush and we sat third row. 
 

See this asap

[TBone]

Posted: 12/22/25 at 11:42pm

WldKingdomHM said: "Saw this tonight and it was thrilling! Engrave Leslie’s Tony Award ASAP.

Warning: Dont take a camera out and film the curtain call in the front row. Leslie was not happy and gave the audience member the death stare and ended up shaking her head a bunch."

Saw the show on 12/16 from the second row. The gentleman in front of us did the exact same thing and she literally gave him the death stare for the entire curtain call - he didn’t get the hint. At first I was embarrassed for him, but then I grew angry when he kept filming and it was obvious that he just didn’t care. 

Updated On: 12/22/25 at 11:42 PM

[Auggie27]

Posted: 1/4/26 at 7:24pm

Thanks once again to TDF, I was there this afternoon in a packed house, an audience that leaned forward almost en masse in rapt attention. The unhurried, low key naturalism that slyly  launches the action as the characters gather to celebrate of happiest night of their lives feels like an especially brilliant directorial choice in hindsight. The play's journey toward revelation upon revelation via 2500 year-old plot machinery makes the suspension of disbelief a decisive ingredient, and seals the deal for this masterwork of a production. Only by securing our full acceptance of the circumstances as recognizable reality can the scale of the tragedy engage us - and this play grabs us by the lapels and demands our investment.. Even knowing several staging spoilers, I was genuinely shocked (in the best sense) by Icke's theatrical sleight of hand. I can't shake the feelings this Oedipus excavates - some likely from our subconscious - nor forget the potency of the images. The synergy of Icke's craft and Sophocles' pre-psychology comprehension of human boundaries messes with our heads, no other way to put it. No spoiler, but a late moment between the Strong and the poignant Anne Reid had me suddenly in tears of the unexpected kind - the best in the theater. If anyone is still wondering whether to go - go: a month remains.   

Updated On: 1/4/26 at 07:24 PM

[Merkin2]

Posted: 1/14/26 at 4:58pm

Leslie manville is out tonight. I was very impressed with todaytix that sent out an email and gave me the opportunity for a voucher.  Her name is above the title.  

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 1/15/26 at 9:58pm

I'm helping out a sick friend who has one ticket for Friday, January 16 performance, 7 p.m.

Great seat, Row BX (second row), Seat 101 on the aisle.

Selling for $100.  Paypal.

Mobile transfer from Today Tix.

Message me here if interested.

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 1/15/26 at 10:51pm

ticket no longer available

[MezzA101]

Posted: 1/16/26 at 10:44am

Lesley Manville on Broadway's 'Oedipus,' Intimacy Coordinators

https://variety.com/2026/legit/news/lesley-manville-broadway-oedipus-intimacy-coordinators-1236630958/

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Posted: 1/16/26 at 11:43am

TBone said: "WldKingdomHM said: "Saw this tonight and it was thrilling! Engrave Leslie’s Tony Award ASAP.

Warning: Dont take a camera out and film the curtain call in the front row. Leslie was not happy and gave the audience member the death stare and ended up shaking her head a bunch."

Saw the show on 12/16 from the second row. The gentleman in front of us did the exact same thing and she literally gave him the death stare forthe entire curtain call - he didn’t get the hint. At first I was embarrassed for him, but then I grew angry when he kept filming and it was obvious that he just didn’t care."

Last night the ushers were very adamant telling people before the show that "There is NO photography at any time including during curtain call!" I didn't notice anyone up front taking pictures so hopefully the new instructions are helping.

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 1/16/26 at 3:34pm

Cape Twirl of Doom said: "TBone said: "WldKingdomHM said: "Saw this tonight and it was thrilling! Engrave Leslie’s Tony Award ASAP.

Warning: Dont take a camera out and film the curtain call in the front row. Leslie was not happy and gave the audience member the death stare and ended up shaking her head a bunch."

Saw the show on 12/16 from the second row. The gentleman in front of us did the exact same thing and she literally gave him the death stare forthe entire curtain call - he didn’t get the hint. At first I was embarrassed for him, but then I grew angry when he kept filming and it was obvious that he just didn’t care."

Last night the ushers were very adamant telling people before the show that "There is NO photography at any time including during curtain call!" I didn't notice anyone up front taking pictures so hopefully the new instructions are helping."

They are protecting the audience from the Manville glare !

[Merkin2]

Posted: 1/17/26 at 7:12am

I saw this tonight, loved it!  Wasn’t aware we weren’t supposed to take pics at curtain call.  Why can’t we?  Some shows actually want you to do it. 

[spicemonkey]

Posted: 1/17/26 at 11:25am

Merkin2 said: "I saw this tonight, loved it! Wasn’t aware we weren’t supposed to take pics at curtain call. Why can’t we? Some shows actually want you to do it."


because Manville believes these people do not have souls ;)

[Auggie27]

Posted: 1/17/26 at 12:20pm

Photography was never allowed in theaters. This new IT-granted sense of entitlement - because cameras exist on mobile phones everyone should be able to photograph everything - suggests new standards for performances. Actors are perfectly justified in their fury. 

[Melissa25]

Posted: 1/31/26 at 1:37pm

The Devastating Monologue That Is Leaving Audiences Spellbound

Personal history emerges by painful degrees in “Oedipus,” whose language and story, the actress Lesley Manville says, “wreck me every time.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/theater/oedipus-lesley-manville-broadway.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IlA.A7Os.12w9st12n34s&smid=url-share

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 2/1/26 at 10:30am

Any opinions on far house right or left or near the back of the orchestra?

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 2/1/26 at 10:40am

SteveSanders said: "Any opinions on far house right or left or near the back of the orchestra?"

I was in rear orchestra house right and saw everything perfectly. The distance helps since you're not craning your neck in the video at the beginning

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 2/1/26 at 11:11am

SteveSanders said: "Any opinions on far house right or left or near the back of the orchestra?"

I sat house right in the back of the orchestra when I went, and both the view and sound were great.

Updated On: 2/1/26 at 11:11 AM

[Merkin2]

Posted: 2/1/26 at 12:12pm

I saw it in the rear mezz and I thought it was a perfectly good view. The only issue is that everyone is packed in there like chickens, no leg room, and the seats are extremely tiny. 

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 2/2/26 at 11:01pm

Weird situation online as ticket sales for the remainder of the run seem unavailable.  Will call tomorrow, but the criterion ticketing site all day won't advance beyond selecting a performance date.  Tried three browsers and even went incognito via a VPN.

[brando193]

Posted: 2/3/26 at 1:40am

Yeah I noticed this yesterday. I looked at ticket availability Friday and there were still plenty of seats available for this final week and then within a day they suddenly all disappeared. I often look at ticket availability for shows and have never seen something like this so I was also confused. Unless they just gave away a ton of tickets to the final shows through some unknown channel. Curious if anyone might have insight into how all the tickets basically disappeared overnight?