The film explores the themes of fate, prophecy, and the struggle between human intelligence and divine knowledge through the story of Oedipus. Oedipus, a tragic hero, attempts to escape a prophecy ...

will leave the theatre convinced again that Aristotle could not have picked a better paradigm of elemental power and dramatic impact than Oedipus Rex. To take this production on its own terms ...

There were multiple versions of “Oedipus Rex,” as the show is traditionally called, on Broadway in the early 20th century, but then it largely disappeared — the last production, a weeklong ...

Because this is the fact: Donald Trump’s lawlessness is a far greater threat to the peace and security of these United States ...

and Oedipus Rex; and Euripides, who wrote The Trojan Trilogy, of which only The Trojan Women survives, as well as two other important plays about the roles of women: The Phoenician Women and The ...

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

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 ...

Everybody has regrets. Nations and their governments do, too. When things are upside down in the state, you end up with Oedipus Rex, Macbeth, or the Trump administration. Mahmoud Khalil is a ...