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

Oedipus, blinded by his own hands, has been walking the land with his daughter, Antigone. He is searching for his place to die. As he is near Athens, he seeks out Theseus, King of Athens ...

Oedipus has asked Creon to watch out for his daughters. Creon has them brought out to say good bye to their father. A curse has taken a hold of Thebes. Oedipus is the current King of Thebes ...

You can perform impossible feats, be a wise and respected leader, even solve the riddle of the Sphinx – but if you end up shagging your mum, that’s the only thing people will remember.