Lesley Manville, Mark Strong Triumph for ‘Oedipus’ at U.K. Critics’ Circle Theater Awards

variety.com:

Naman Ramachandran Robert Icke’s contemporary adaptation of “Oedipus” dominated the U.K. Critics’ Circle theater awards 2025, taking home three top prizes during Wednesday’s ceremony at London’s National Theatre.

The Wyndham’s Theatre production, which is Broadway-bound later this year, earned Mark Strong the best actor award and Lesley Manville best actress honors, while Icke himself nabbed the best director trophy.

Mark Rosenblatt scored both the Michael Billington Award for best new play and most promising playwright for “Giant,” his biographical drama about Roald Dahl.

The production is set to transfer to the West End next month following its sold-out run at the Royal Court. Rising star Francesca Amewudah-Rivers won the Jack Tinker Award for best newcomer for her performance as Juliet opposite Tom Holland’s Romeo in “Romeo and Juliet,” while veteran performer Danny Sapani received the Trewin Award for best Shakespearean performance for his acclaimed turn in “King Lear” at the Almeida Theatre under Yaël Farber’s direction.