Further cast announced for 'Oedipus' at the Old Vic

Indira Varma (Present Laughter, Game of Thrones) and Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody, No Time To Die) will play mother and son Jocasta and Oedipus.

Further casting has been announced for Ella Hickson's adaptation of Sophocles's Oedipus at London's Old Vic. The play will co-directed by Matthew Warchus and Hofesh Shechter in a strictly limited run from 21 January 2025.

Joining the previously announced Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody, No Time To Die) as Oedipus and Indira Varma (Present Laughter, Game of Thrones) as Jocasta are Nicholas Khan as Creon, Joseph Mydell as Corinthian, Cecilia Noble as Tiresias, and Nicholas Woodeson as Shepherd.

Dancers Justine Gouache, Charles Heinrich, Kenny Wing Tao Ho, Adam Khazhmuradov, Kim Kohlmann, Oscar Jinghu Li, Yen-Ching Lin, Rachelle Scott, Jian-Hui Wang, and Zee Zunnur also join from Hofesh Shechter Company.

The creative team includes choreography and music by Hofesh Shechter, set and costume by Rae Smith, lighting by Tom Visser, sound by Chris Shutt, and voice work by Charlie Hughes-D’Aeth.

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Photo credit: Indira Varma, Rami Malek, Nicholas Khan. (Photos courtesy of production)