Playwright-director Robert Icke drops the “rex” in Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex” because he sets the tragedy in the contemporary world where the title character is running to be prime minister of the U.K.
“Oedipus Rex” is about as far from a new work as possible, having first been performed around 1,600 years ago. While stories of this caliber and place in the literary canon can often feel untouchable ...
Los Angeles Times: Thrones, masks and Ethiopia: a guide to understanding ‘Oedipus Rex’ at the L.A. Philharmonic
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’ ...
Thrones, masks and Ethiopia: a guide to understanding ‘Oedipus Rex’ at the L.A. Philharmonic
Houston Chronicle: Houston Symphony's 'Oedipus Rex' with Kyle McLachlan to visually dazzle
Maybe they should just call it "Eddie." Playwright-director Robert Icke drops the "rex" in Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex" because he sets the tragedy in the contemporary world where the title character is ...
March 4-5 & 11-12, 8:00 p.m., March 6, 7:00 p.m., March 12, 2:00 p.m. “Oedipus Rex,” Sophocles’ tragic tale of a king who unknowingly murders his father and sleeps with his mother, was written almost ...
Yahoo News UK: Oedipus Rex, Scottish Opera: this weird operatic experiment pays off
The Conversation: Why we’ll keep finding meaning in the ‘Oedipus Rex’ plague drama far beyond COVID‑19
Why we’ll keep finding meaning in the ‘Oedipus Rex’ plague drama far beyond COVID‑19
From January 16 to 18, the Teatro Instabile in Naples will host an engaging production of 'Oedipus Rex', created by Talentum Production in collaboration with the Vesuvian Academy of Theater and Cinema ...