Oedipus
National Theatre
8 Oct - 16 Nov 08
The most well known Greek tragedy comes to the National with lead Ralph Fiennes. An intense and raw new version of Sophocles' magnificent tragedy. Ralph Fiennes takes the title role, with Alan Howard as Teiresias and Clare Higgins as Jocasta.
For more information, visit www.southbanklondon.com
In the red and brown water
Young Vic
2 Oct - 8 Nov 08
A heart-felt absorbing play following a girl's hard choices into womanhood. As a girl, Oya has to choose between following her dream of athletics and caring for her sick mother. As a woman, she is torn between two men and is desperate to bear a child.
For more information, visit www.southbanklondon.com
The Norman Conquests
The Old Vic
11 Sep - 20 Dec 08
The Norman Conquests lands at The Old Vic after an absence of 34 years in London. Alan Ayckbourn's comic trilogy returns to the London stage. The Old Vic auditorium will be transformed into an intimate 'theatre-in-the-round'.
For more information, visit www.southbanklondon.com
The Time Machine
BFI Southbank
1 - 27 Sep 08
The BFI Southbank celebrates its 75th anniversary with a host of classics.
For more information, visit www.bfi.org.uk