Sophocles' epic tragedy transformed into an essential, explosive human thriller by visionary director Robert Icke.
Robert Icke is a writer, director, and former Associate Director at the Almeida (2013-19). His recent productions include Judas, Children of Nora, and Oedipus at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam; Player Kings (West End and UK tour); Enemy of the People (Park Avenue Armory); Animal Farm (UK tour); Ivanov (Schauspiel Stuttgart); and The Doctor (Park Avenue Armory, Adelaide Festival, Almeida, West End, and Burgtheater, Vienna). His awards include two Evening Standard Awards for Best Director, a Critics' Circle Award, the Kurt Hübner Award for his debut production in Germany, and an Olivier Award for Best Director for Oresteia, of which he is the youngest-ever winner. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.