T2135012692Oedipus is a murder-mystery in its most twisted of forms. Thebes is suffering from a brutal plague. The gods demand that the killer of the old king Laius must be brought to justice. King Oedipus steps forward to uncover the truth, but in doing so reveals a nightmarish prophecy decades in the making... Years later, Antigone tells the story of Oedipus' children. Eteocles and Polyneices have killed each other fighting for the crown. The State rules that Polyneices be left to rot, while Eteocles is given full burial honours. Whoever disobeys this order will be punished with death. In defiance, Antigone stands alone against the State, challenging the power of the law with the unwritten law of the gods...Company Beyond the Horizon Theatre Company. | |
| 4 May 18 to 5 May 18 | The Rondo, Bath :: V855 listing details L658356607 |
T01109044173Oedipus is a murder-mystery in its most twisted of forms. Thebes is suffering from a brutal plague. The gods demand that the killer of the old king Laius must be brought to justice. King Oedipus steps forward to uncover the truth, but in doing so reveals a nightmarish prophecy decades in the making... Years later, Antigone tells the story of Oedipus' children. Eteocles and Polyneices have killed each other fighting for the crown. The state rules that Polyneices be left to rot, while Eteocles is given full burial honours. Whoever disobeys this order will be punished with death. In defiance, Antigone stands alone against the state, challenging the power of the law with the unwritten law of the gods...Company Beyound the Horizon. | |
| 29 Mar 18 | Artrix, Bromsgrove :: V073680848 listing details L296789562 |
T0210673777Is free will an illusion ? Is destiny inescapable ? Timeless questions from timeless plays if the purpose of drama is to hold a mirror up to nature , the Greeks were masters of the art . In an incisive adaptation of Sophocles, the classic myths are resurrected .Company Reid Kerr College (HND Acting and Performance final year). Adapted by Gavin Sinclair. Director Gavin Sinclair. | |
| 30 Apr 01 to 2 May 01 | The Ramshorn Theatre, Glasgow :: V620 listing details L1337710265 |
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| 27 Apr 18 | Cotswold Playhouse, Stroud :: V552209304 listing details L01807320727 |
