oedipus 1998

Translated by David Stuttard after Sophocles.

When in the closing minutes, actress Debbie Leeding narrated the blinding of Oedipus, there was a a clearly audible gasp from the audience, the gasp Sophocles must have listened to in the Theatre of Dionysus. Given time and support, Actors of Dionysus could restore the classics to their proper place in the theatre repertoire, which would be something like a National Classical Theatre Times Educational Supplement

vivid and compelling,…in the title role Andy Wisher gives a performance of power and assurance Halifax Evening Courier

It would be difficult to praise the Actors of Dionysus too highly for their new production of Oedipus…Debbie Leeding is simply superb as the spasm ridden blind Teiresias..inspired St Andrews Citizen