As he is near Athens, he seeks out Theseus, King of Athens, and asks him if he may be allowed to stay, die and be buried at Colonus. But Creon wants Oedipus to return to Thebes. All of Oedipus ...

The celebrated ode in praise of Colonus comes off especially well. Director Brooks is also obviously an actor of considerable experience. He gives a virtuosic performance as Oedipus, who dominates ...

Mark Bramhall, Harvard's leading man of the stage and by rights cast as Oedipus the young man, spoke gloriously in his part, always ready with the right tone and right phrasing, always exploding ...