Oedipus

This new translation of the great classic of Ancient Greece starts a cycle of drama recordings by Naxos AudioBooks. The anguished tale of Oedipus, who having solved the riddle of the Sphinx and become King of Thebes, gradually realises the crimes he has, unwittingly, committed, remains a drama of unremitting power 2,500 years after it was written. With full drama values, Naxos AudioBooks the atmosphere of the Greek amphitheatre to the soundworld of CD, with the outstanding young actor Michael Sheen – recently seen as Henry V (RSC) and Amadeus (West End) and on film and TV.

2 CDs | Running Time: 1h 42m | ISBN: 978–962–634–177–3 | Cat. no.: NA217712 | RRP: £10.99RRP:£10.99 GBPSRP: US $ 17.98RRP:£10.99 GBP

CAST

Oedipus – Michael Sheen
Jocasta – Nichola McAuliffe
Priest – Edward de Souza
Creon – Adam Kotz
A Messenger from Corinth – Neville Jason
A Shepherd – Bruce Alexander
Tiresias/Narrator – John Moffatt
A Messenger from the Palace – Jonathan Keeble
Head Chorus – Heathcote Williams
Strophe – Bruce Alexander
Strophe – Laura Brattan
Antistrophe – Karen Archer
Antistrophe – Jonathan Keeble

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