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oedipus
ITA Ensemble / Robert Icke
1st rank € 35.50 / 2nd rank € 33 / 3rd rank € 22.50

British director Robert Icke - Ibsen Artist in Residence at ITA - is known for his high-profile adaptations of classical pieces. With the ITA ensemble he made a modern version of Sophocles' Oedipus, in which Oedipus is a politician in the 21st century who finds out the greatest secret of his life. Featuring Hans Kesting ("Hans Kesting is a superb Oedipus." - The Guardian ★★★★★) and Marieke Heebink (nominated for the Theo d'Or for this role).

Duration 120 minutes
Language Dutch with English surtitles on Thursday

About Oedipus

It is election night. Oedipus is on the verge of a massive victory. The country has not known a leader for many years since Laius' death. The ambitions are great. Oedipus wants to create a future, create a new way of life. He also insists, if elected, that the investigation into the death of his predecessor is reopened. This is very much against the wishes of his campaign manager Creon. Tiresias also makes an appearance. The blind seer makes some ominous predictions: the future has always been buried in the past.

Oedipus suspects a plot and turns his back on them. In the meanwhile, in the half-empty campaign headquarters, Oedipus is surprised by his family - mother, wife and children - with a dinner. An old incident is thereby brought up. Gradually, Oedipus discovers that his past is very different from what he has always thought. -|- During his research, the pieces of the puzzle fall together. Oedipus tries to control his fate, but discovers that he has been seeing blind all along. The consequences are catastrophic.

Oedipus' quest is full of surprising twists. That makes its settlement a blood-curdling thriller. Who looks on impassively as someone who digs uncompromisingly for the truth faces his own downfall? Oedipus is much more than the story of a man who has been seeing blind. The centuries-long attraction is and remains the recognizability of its fate: existence is fragile. And the realisation that it is almost impossible to keep our life and happiness in our own hands.

Cast

Language NP Language no problem Hans Kesting Hans Kesting
Language NP Language no problem Marieke Heebink Marieke Heebink
Language NP Language no problem David Roos David Roos
Language NP Language no problem Bart Bijnens Bart Bijnens
Language NP Language no problem Hélène Devos Hélène Devos
Language NP Language no problem Aus Greidanus jr. Aus Greidanus jr.
Language NP Language no problem Bart Slegers Bart Slegers
Language NP Language no problem Frieda Pittoors Frieda Pittoors
Language NP Language no problem Hugo Koolschijn Hugo Koolschijn
Language NP Language no problem Eva Heijnen Eva Heijnen
Language NP Language no problem Alexander Elmecky Alexander Elmecky
Language NP Language no problem Minne Koole Minne Koole

The press about the performance

‘Oedipus is played with magnetic naturalism by Hans Kesting. ’ – The Guardian ★★★★★

‘At the self-destructive heart of Icke’s Internationaal Theater Amsterdam production are Hans Kesting and Marieke Heebink’s towering performances as the doomed couple whose attempt to do good are thwarted by the trickledown effects of their respective pasts.’ – The Herald ★★★★

‘It’s a superb interpretation of Sophocles’s story that feels modern and timeless.’ – The Times ★★★★

‘The cast is first-rate – flawless. As Jocaste, Marieke Heebink is devastating – and devastated – as she spills the details of her past to Oedipus. Frieda Pittoors as Merope, the woman who passes for Oedipus’s mother, is excellent too: a brittle old lady, comically marooned, never parted from her handbag.’ – The Guardian ★★★★★

Robert Icke
Director
Robert Icke

Robert Icke decided to become a playwright and director after he had been torn away from his PlayStation by his father as a teenager and saw a performance of Richard III, with Kenneth Branagh in the title role. He is regarded as a great young talent in British theatre. From 2013 until 2019 he was an associate director at the Almeida in London, the famous theatre that used to be led by Pierre Audi before he came to Amsterdam. From 2019 till 2022 Robert Icke was committed to Internationaal Theater Amsterdam as Ibsen Artist in Residence. This new form of support was created by the Philip Loubser Foundation.

In season 23|24 his directions of The Doctor and Judas will be reprised.

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Hildegard Bechtler
Set designer
Hildegard Bechtler

Hildegard Bechtler is an award-winning designer based in London and working internationally. As well as Oedipus and Children of Nora for the ITA ensemble, Hildegard has collaborated with director Robert Icke on the acclaimed Almeida Theatre productions of Hamlet, Mary Stuart and Oresteia (all of which transferred to London’s West End) and Uncle Vanya and Enemy of the People (Park Avenue Armory).

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Credits

after Sophocles
written and directed by Robert Icke
scenography Hildegard Bechtler
translation Rob Klinkenberg
lighting design Natasha Chivers
video Tal Yarden
sound design Tom Gibbons
costume design Wojciech Dziedzic
photography Jan Versweyveld
private producers Joost and Marcelle Kuiper, Harry and Marijke van den Bergh, Joachim Fleury

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