Oedipus Retold - Oedipus The King/Oedipus at the Crossroads

Work:: Oedipus Retold (S92308867)

Oedipus Retold is a double bill of Oedipus The King, a new translation of Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannos alongside Oedipus at the Crossroads, an imaginative, thought-provoking re-telling of the original story. What is so wrong about having children with your mother? And why is Oedipus punished with such a horror? Is there a flaw in his character, or have the gods become his enemy? Jeremy Kingston's witty, intelligent and provocative translation of Sophocles and his own shrewd, comic re-working of the tale in Oedipus at the Crossroads considers whether something might be missing. Both plays focus on that fateful encounter between young Oedipus and his father at a fork in the road, but Jeremy's explanation of the events behind this world famous story are as different from the Greek as you can imagine.

Author

Jeremy Kingston

Listing:: L1111244490

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Oedipus The King/Oedipus at the Crossroads

Running time: 2hrs 15mins inclu. interval. Suitable for ages: 12+