
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Drama
Overview
Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king has gone unavenged, and Oedipus sets out to find the killer.
Top Cast


Michael Pennington
Michael Pennington
Oedipus Rex
Michael Pennington
Oedipus Rex


Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
Jocasta
Claire Bloom
Jocasta


John Gielgud
John Gielgud
Tieresias
John Gielgud
Tieresias


John Shrapnel
John Shrapnel
Creon
John Shrapnel
Creon


Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
Priest
Cyril Cusack
Priest


Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne
Chorus
Michael Byrne
Chorus


Ernest Clark
Ernest Clark
Chorus
Ernest Clark
Chorus


David Collings
David Collings
Chorus
David Collings
Chorus
Donald Eccles
Donald Eccles
Chorus
Donald Eccles
Chorus


Robert Eddison
Robert Eddison
Chorus
Robert Eddison
Chorus
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