So you haven’t read Oedipus the King? You’re missing out on the greatest Greek tragedy of all time Discover why Aristotle ranked it as the hottest tragedy ever NFL confirms huge change in ...

Teiresias tells Oedipus that Oedipus is the murderer he seeks. That Oedipus killed King Laius and the resulting plague is due to his trangressions. Oedipus does not believe Teiresias and feels ...

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

The English writer and director Robert Icke’s “Oedipus,” a new version of the seminal Sophocles drama about a king who inadvertently kills his father and marries his mother, will come to ...

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 ...

Robert Icke’s contemporary adaptation of “Oedipus” dominated the U.K. Critics’ Circle theater awards 2025, taking home three top prizes during Wednesday’s ceremony at London’s National ...

A curse has taken a hold of Thebes. Oedipus is the current King of Thebes, having solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and is determined to help the people. He married Jocasta, Queen of Thebes and has ...

This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.