Luis Alfaro takes “Oedipus Rex” and moves it up a few millennia to the streets of present-day Los Angeles. He calls his new adaptation “Oedipus el Rey,” but a more apt title would be “Oedipus Sex.” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write a weekly profile on the Great Books. But that’s not quite right. For, while Oedipus Rex does raise the above problems, it ...

The people behind Insomniak Theatre are eager to see how folks will react to their adaptation of “Oedipus Rex,” set to unfold in Nazareth Borough Park’s amphitheater Saturday night. For those ...

LONDON: Like all the greatest plays in history, Sophocles’ Oedipus the King is a masterpiece because on every encounter it offers us something new. Sigmund Freud’s interpretation of the play — about ...

He’s a Public Advocate for All Seasons. Jumaane Williams, the city’s top public watchdog, will take the stage in October, when he is scheduled to appear in all three plays of Sophocles’ Oedipus ...

Craig Wright, apparently thinking that we haven’t gotten the message from Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King,” has taken it upon himself to clarify it by updating the action. But for all its contemporary ...

This paper deals with the question who the Chorus are talking about in the second stasimon. Laius, locaste, or even Oedipus himself have been suggested, but the most conclusive solution was introduced ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Steven Berkoff is what many would consider a theatrical purist. For a devotee of his particular ...