Playwright-director Robert Icke drops the “rex” in Sophocles' “Oedipus Rex” because he sets the tragedy in the contemporary world.

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It is incredible that the 2,400-year-old Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex is still familiar to us. Written by Sophocles and first performed around 429 B.C., the tale of a man who kills his father and marries ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Chances are you’ve never seen a staging of Stravinsky’s ‘Oedipus Rex’ ...

The Gilbert Theater is delighted to announce auditions for Oedipus Rex. Oftentimes, we meet our fate on the very road we take to avoid it. This classic Greek Tragedy serves as the prequel to 'Antigone ...