Teiresias tells Oedipus that Oedipus is the murderer he seeks. That Oedipus killed King Laius and the resulting plague is due to his trangressions. Oedipus does not believe Teiresias and feels ...

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

Continuing on his way, Oedipus learns that King Laius has recently been slain and that the city stands threatened by the Sphinx: it bars the road and will kill and eat anyone who cannot solve a ...

Laius becomes king and learns from the oracle that he is doomed to perish by the hands of his own son. He orders Queen Jocasta to kill Oedipus but the child eventually finds himself in the court ...

Teiresias is a blind prophet who may be able to answer who killed King Laius. Oedipus begs Teiresias to help reveal who the killer is and help lift the plague. A curse has taken a hold of Thebes.