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 ...

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 ...

Academy Award winner Rami Malek and Olivier Award winer Indira Varma star in a new production of Oedipus at the Old Vic, and ...

But when the oracle declares the rain will come only when the murderer of King Laius is exposed, Oedipus seizes on the chance to become the saviour of the people by solving the 20-year-old mystery ...

Read our review of *Oedipus*, starring Indira Varma and Rami Malek, now in performances at the Old Vic Theatre through 29 March. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

What oracle could have predicted that Freddie Mercury and Oedipus Rex might cross paths? Yet that’s exactly what’s happening now at London’s Old Vic. The ancient King of Thebes, famed for ...

Imagine stepping into the theatre and being instantly enveloped by a pulsing, musical heartbeat—an unmistakable sign that you ...

This version struggles to sustain its dramatic tension, its detached ideas never quite forming a cohesive whole.

Jocasta has been questioned by Oedipus for details on the death of King Laius. When she asks what burden Oedipus is carrying and to share his information, this is his reply. A curse has taken a ...

This version of Sophocles' play deals fairly superficially with the bare bones of the tragic story of the king, dragged down ... Christopher Plummer as Oedipus gives a sterling performance.

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.