Through various revelations, King Oedipus of Thebes learns he has unknowingly killed his father, Laius, and married his mother, Jocasta. Horrified by the knowledge, Jocasta kills herself and Oedipus ...

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My advice to anyone going to "The Gospel at Colonus" during its short Skylight Music Theatre run is to not fret about understanding the story. Just let the music and the charismatic voices in this ...

The German director's exquisitely mounted tenth feature adheres to and diverges from the Sophocles play in demanding, fascinating ways. Quite what a viewer who doesn’t go in knowing that Schanelec is ...