Those who witnessed the 1881 production of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex can now see what eventually happened to the King in the play's sequel, Oedipus Coloneus, the last of the dramatist's seven extant .
Noah Stanzione (Oedipus Rex) Claire Bochenek Oedipus Rex is that it is impossible to escape one's fate.
Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus (or Oedipus Rex) has exerted more influence than any other drama, ancient or modern, on the history of theatre, and this influence has extended far beyond the boundaries of .
the world remembered Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus (Oedipus Rex /Oedipus the King) was not just a psycho-sexual drama, but a play about a city-devastating plague, most likely first produced in 429 .
The same story, dramatized by Sophocles and called Oedipus Rex, moved an audience in Athens over 2,300 years ago.
From "Oedipus Rex" to "Phantom Thread," some of the greatest dramatic works ever put to paper or celluloid have revolved around family.
Oedipus Rex has had 9 productions including Broadway which opened in 1907, Broadway which opened in 1911, Broadway which opened in 1913, Broadway which opened in 1923, Broadway which opened in .
Douglas Campbell (Oedipus)Eleanor Stuart (Jocasta)Robert Goodier (Creon)William Hutt (Chorus Leader)Donald Davis (Tiresias)Douglas Rain (Messenger)Tony Van Bridge (Man From Corinth)Eric House .
will leave the theatre convinced again that Aristotle could not have picked a better paradigm of elemental power and dramatic impact than Oedipus Rex.