Details

'The Comedy of Oedipus' is Egyptian playwright Ali Salem's hilarious, surreal, but always relevant reinvisioning of Sophocles' classical tragedy in the Thebes of Ancient Egypt - only this land of pharoahs and pyramids has popularity contests and papparazzi, too, and however hard Oedipus tries to modernise his people's thinking, they only worship him more. This satire not only captures the absurdities and incongruities of mass communication, it throws a strong dimension into today's Egypt and its societal and political challenges and dreams for the future.

Cast/Performers

Elliott Pritchard (Oedipus), Caroline Ginty (Jocasta), Matthew Eaton (Creon), Buchan Lennon (Tiresias), Adrian Relph (Hormoheb), Harry Belcher (Awalih), Timothy George (Onah), Miranda Menzies (Kami), Manos Koutsis (Senefru), Jack Badley (Police Officer), Natasha Karp (Nefer), Tom Phillips (Kaiit), Miranda Menzies, Natasha Karp, Tom Phillips, Jack Badley

Creatives/Company

Author: Ali Salem
Company: El-Alfy Theatre Company
Director: Ahmed El-Alfy
Design: Jenny Gamble
Lighting: Christopher Nairne
Costume: Libby Everall