William Butler Yeats
Sophocles
Outside the Palace of King Oedipus.
Sophocles' classic tragedy begins with a horrific plague afflicting the city of Thebes. King Oedipus asks the Oracle of Delphi for help who tells him that he must expel from Thebes the infamous one, who has angered the Gods. Oedipus discovers that he himself was the one who had unwittingly killed Laius and then married his own mother, Jocasta. Jocasta commits suicide and Oedipus blinds himself.
Athchóiriú/Aistriúchán
Dráma Fada
18
3
21
07 December 1926
Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Sophocles' King Oedipus : a version for the modern stage by W.B. Yeats
1928
Macmillan and Co.
LondonEngland
All Territories
All Rights
A.P. Watt Ltd.
20 John StreetLondon WC1N 2DREngland
+ 44 (0)20 7405 6774
apw@apwatt.co.uk
www.apwatt.co.uk
The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from press cuttings.