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Electra

admin12 — Sat, 26 May 2012 13:09:30 +0000

Sophocles’ vivid play takes place as Orestes returns from the Trojan War seeking to avenge his father who was murdered by his mother Clytemnestra. The resulting drama, told from the viewpoint of his mistreated sister Electra, is a powerful tale of joy, suffering and bloody revenge.

Oedipus Rex

admin12 — Sat, 26 May 2012 10:35:42 +0000

A dramatic masterpiece Oedipus Rex tells the story of King Oedipus and how fate conspires to cause him to unknowingly kill his father and marry his mother.

Oedipus Rex

admin12 — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:00:41 +0000

A dramatic masterpiece Oedipus Rex tells the story of King Oedipus and how fate conspires to cause him to unknowingly kill his father and marry his mother.

Antigone

admin12 — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:57:51 +0000

Following on from the death of Oedipus in Oedipus at Colonus, Sophocles turns his attentions to his daughter Antigone who faces death when she rejects the law of Creon to obey the gods.

Oedipus at Colonus

admin12 — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:52:10 +0000

Following on from the events of Oedipus Rex, Sophocles’ play tells of Oedipus’s final days as a blind exile and his arrival at the village of Colonus.

The Theban Plays

admin12 — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:08:17 +0000

Sophocles’ classic and poetic trilogy. Together they tell the story of Oedipus, the king of Thebes, who ends up killing his father, marrying his mother and unleashing disaster on his city.