Oedipus the King

November 2006

Four actors sit on the ground facing the camera. On the left, there is a pile of bricks.

Overview

Is it possible to change our destiny? Can we ever truly control our lives or are we just instruments of fate? Follow Oedipus’s journey to reverse the tragic prediction of his actions and their consequences. The stakes couldn’t be higher: to prevent the destruction of both himself and those he loves.

The National Theatre of Scotland Young Company are pleased to announce their first main stage undertaking in their year long programme together as a company, Oedipus the King, in an imaginative reworking of the well known Greek Tragedy.

Created by Young Company with Lewis Hetherington under the mentorship of the National Theatre of Scotland