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Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy...
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DVD release inspirations including The Lucky Ones
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Previews For The Falcon Theatre's Oedipus The King, Mama Begin 8/12
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Previews For The Falcon Theatre's Oedipus The King, Mama Begin 8/12
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 16 July 2009, 10:35 PM, PDT)
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Best version of Oedipus Rex i've seen on a screen.
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Pennington | ... | Oedipus Rex | |
| Claire Bloom | ... | Jocasta | |
| John Gielgud | ... | Teiresias | |
| John Shrapnel | ... | Creon | |
| Michael Byrne | ... | Chorus | |
| Cyril Cusack | ... | Priest | |
| Ernest Clark | ... | Chorus | |
| David Collings | ... | Chorus | |
| Donald Eccles | ... | Chorus | |
| Robert Eddison | ... | Chorus | |
| Edward Hardwicke | ... | Chorus | |
| Denys Hawthorne | ... | Chorus | |
| Noel Johnson | ... | Chorus | |
| Clifford Rose | ... | Chorus | |
| Alan Rowe | ... | Chorus |
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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (USA)
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Michael Pennington quite simply DOMINATES this version of Oedipus Rex. While some might not like the update of Thebes to what appears to be Industrial Revolution England, I believe it works. Various characters look "Greek" enough for me, and the removal of the traditional masks that were found in Greek plays works out.
Why? Well Pennington fits the part of the play's namesake. He obviously did well researching or getting into the 'mind' of Oedipus. Watching him speak, his expressions is much better than somehow finding 'hubris' from a mask that is frozen into place. The rest of the cast compliments well, but above all is Pennington. If you are going to show a version of Oedipus to a literature class, this is the version. Its easy to understand and updated for a culture that would find little interest in watching frozen masks walk around.
I wish this play was released widely on DVD and not only available at insane high prices on an educational website.