# Richard Roxburgh and Heather Mitchell reunite for Robert Icke's Oedipus at Adelaide Festival

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**Event:** Oedipus   
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**Published:** 14 September 2026  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/oedipus/

Richard Roxburgh and Heather Mitchell lead an all-Australian cast in Robert Icke's Oedipus, a contemporary political thriller adaptation of the Greek classic that has won Olivier and Tony Awards on the West End and Broadway. The production, co-produced with Sydney Theatre Company, plays the Festival Theatre from 10-14 March 2027 as part of Adelaide Festival.

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**Beloved Australian theatre stars Richard Roxburgh and Heather Mitchell will perform together at Adelaide Festival for the first time in 2027, in a contemporary adaptation of *****Oedipus***** co-produced with Sydney Theatre Company.**

Marking Roxburgh’s debut with Adelaide Festival, this unmissable Olivier and Tony Award-winning reimagining of the Greek classic as a contemporary political thriller by seminal British writer-director Robert Icke (2020’s *The Doctor*) has triumphed in the West End and on Broadway. Robert's global hit now premieres in Australia, re-made with an all-Australian cast.

It’s election night, and the count has begun. Triumph looms for Oedipus (Richard Roxburgh), a landslide imminent. He’s surrounded by his wife Jocasta (Heather Mitchell) and children at campaign HQ. The family is close, the marriage strong and loving, but this tight-knit unit is about to be rocked to its core.

Confirmed additional cast names include Samuel Brewer, Maggie Dence and John Gaden.

**Director Robert Icke **said: *“I’m thrilled that, after the success of *The Doctor *at Adelaide Festival back in 2020, we’re returning to Australia with *Oedipus*. What makes this particularly exciting is that this time, we’ll be creating an Australian version of the production, made with an extraordinary company of actors. I can’t wait to see what audiences there make of *Oedipus*.”*

*Oedipus* will leave you breathless as it hurtles down the tracks like a runaway train.

**Adelaide Festival Artistic Director Matthew Lutton OAM** said: “*I have seen many contemporary adaptations of *Oedipus* and Robert Icke’s production is by far the most electric and brilliant. With Richard Roxburgh and Heather Mitchell leading an all-Australian cast, this is going to be an extraordinary national theatrical event*”.

**Deputy Premier and Minister for Arts Kyam Maher MLC **said: *“South Australians are set to be dazzled with award-winning Australian theatre stars Richard Roxburgh and Heather Mitchell performing together at Adelaide Festival for the first time.*

*“This Australian production of a global hit is another fantastic addition to the Adelaide Festival program and South Australia’s premier arts calendar.”*

*Oedipus *will be performed at the Festival Theatre from **10 – 14 March 2027.**

Adelaide Festival will launch its full program on **Tuesday 27 October **and will run from **26 February – 14 March 2027**.

TICKETS – On sale to the general public from 10am ACST on **Tuesday 15 September** via [www.adelaidefestival.com.au](http://www.adelaidefestival.com.au) or 1300 393 404.

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