Ismene
Oedipus at Colonus | Epidaurus | August 4-5
Delving into the complex and ambiguous nature of fate and justice, director Giorgos Skevas presents Sophocles' thought-provoking play "Oedipus at Colonus" as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival (aefestival.gr). This play aims to highlight the uncertain finale of Oedipus, a character profoundly affected by his destiny.
- Read more about Oedipus at Colonus | Epidaurus | August 4-5
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Ismene | Athens | July 24 - December 18
The Paramythias theater presents "Ismene," a production by Sofia Savvidou based on a poem by Yiannis Ritsos. One of Ritsos' perennial works, "Ismene" retells the myth of Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, through the point of view of her sister.
- Read more about Ismene | Athens | July 24 - December 18
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Oedipus at Colonus | Epidaurus | August 17 & 18
The last of Sophocles' three Theban plays, "Oedipus at Colonus," describes the end of the mythical king's tragic life and was written shortly before the ancient playwright's own death in 406/5 BC.
- Read more about Oedipus at Colonus | Epidaurus | August 17 & 18
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Rome is mere ancient history as Greece comes roaring back
Mary Beard has cornered the market in ancient Rome. But the sun may be setting on her empire as the Greece of Plato and Sophocles is about to make a stirring comeback. Having thrilled theatregoers down the ages and formed the basis for modern soap operas, the stories of ancient Greece find themselves centre stage once again.