Thebans: Oedipus Tyrannos, The
Timberlake Wertenbaker
Oedipus (McLaughlin)
by Ellen Mclaughlin
Synopsis
A plague grips the city of Thebes.
Desperate to save his people, King Oedipus sends a messenger to the oracle at Delphi and discovers that the city's salvation lies in finding and punishing the murderer of the former king, Laius, who was brutally slain by a stranger at a crossroads years ago.
When Oedipus orders a manhunt, he unknowingly sets the wheels of his own destruction in motion.
This lean, contemporary version brings a new, poignant power to this primal work that is the cornerstone of Western drama.
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Oedipus (McLaughlin) is a play written by Ellen Mclaughlin and published by Playscripts.
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