{"product_id":"oedipus-robert-icke-9781839043598","title":"Oedipus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElection night. The polls predict a landslide victory. Everything is about to change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning writer and director Robert Icke transforms Sophocles' epic tragedy into an essential and explosive political thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst performed in Dutch in 2018 at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and the Edinburgh International Festival, this arresting version of \u003ci\u003eOedipus\u003c\/i\u003e received its English-language premiere at Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End in 2024, produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, and starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville. The production won Icke the Best Director Award at the 2025 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, as well as Best Actor and Best Actress for its leads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Icke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839043598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839043598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Robert Icke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881139556607,"sku":"9781839043598","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7529cc30-1806-4762-8f83-f20aec814bc6.jpg?v=1747970794","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oedipus-robert-icke-9781839043598","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}