The classicist John Tresidder Sheppard deemed Sophoclean language "hard to analyse, impossible to translate", said Arifa ...

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In the corner of the wide white anonymous modern room that comprises the set of Robert Icke’s free adaptation of Oedipus Rex, a digital clock ticks down the seconds to zero. It’s a trick Icke ...

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Surely the most powerful production the UK will see this year, Robert Icke's adaptation of "Oedipus" turns Sophocles' 5th century BC drama into an electrifying "play for today", said Susannah ...

Mark Strong and Lesley Manville Make Ancient Tragedy 'Oedipus' a Political Thriller LONDON (AP) — Who are you? That most basic question perplexes people, just as it did when Greek dramatist ...