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Oedipus, The Tyrant

Playwright

Lord Longford
Adapted / Translated From

Sophocles
Author Notes
Translated by Lord Longford.
Setting

Thebes, in front of the palace of Oedipus.
Notes

Chants arranged by Christopher Casson from Gaelic sources.
Synopsis

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 asks the prophet Teiresias to tell him the name of this man. The man of course is Oedipus himself.
Play Type

Adaptation/Translation

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Original Cast
Teiresias	Christopher Casson
Attendants, and People of Thebes	John Graven Hughes
Attendants, and People of Thebes	Noel Delaney
Dancer	Christine Du Boulay
Dancer	Sara Payne
Dancer	Eileen Kane
Attendants, and People of Thebes	Ursula Fogarty
Antigone	Stella Walsh
Oedipus	Anew McMaster
Chorus of Theban Elders	Luke McLoughlin
Chorus of Theban Elders	Diarmuid Tuohy
Attendants, and People of Thebes	Jim Phelan
Attendants, and People of Thebes	Jack Gallagher
An aged herdsman	John Kelly (1)
Ismene	Pauline Clarke
Servant of Oedipus	Christopher Casson
Attendants, and People of Thebes	Doreen Keogh
Kreon Prince of Thebes	Ronald Ibbs
Chorus of Theban Elders	Dan O'Connell(2)
Attendants, and People of Thebes	Doris Finn
Chorus of Theban Elders	Cecil Brock
Chorus of Theban Elders	Hamlyn Benson
Iokasta	Moya Devlin
Chorus of Theban Elders	Michael Ripper
Priest of Zeus	John Biggerstaff
Messenger from Corinth	John Biggerstaff
Attendants, and People of Thebes	Stephen Brennan (2)

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