Jocasta has been questioned by Oedipus for details on the death of King Laius. When she asks what burden Oedipus is carrying and to share his information, this is his reply. A curse has taken a ...

Two concurrent London productions of Oedipus might seem like overkill, but they actually worked to demonstrate the versatility of the tragic form.

Poor Oedipus leads a life doomed by the Gods. Abandoned to die by his father King Laius of Thebes, in order to thwart a prophecy, Oedipus is found by shepherds and raised by foster-parents ...

When Oedipus gets to Thebes the citizens are so grateful that they make him king. Coincidentally (or perhaps not), their King Laius had vacated his throne, the victim of murder up in the mountains ...

If anyone has information on who may have murdered King Laius, Oedipus asks that they come forth with now. A curse has taken a hold of Thebes. Oedipus is the current King of Thebes, having solved ...