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"Sophocles" (12 results)
Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world: Sophocles invents the TV detective with Oedipus. With Edi...
Oedipus at Colonus starring with and Many years later Oedipus - now an old man, blind, outcast - wanders through Greece guided by hi...
Cameras exclusively capture the Oscar-winning French actress Juliette Binoche playing the title role in Sophocles' tale of family ...
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Sophocles' tragedy of dilemmas, where King Creon threatens death to anyone who buries a traitor and that traitor's sis...
Antigone defied the rule of law in order to defend the honour of her family. Her drama is being played out on the stage of the National Theatre in a n...
Written in 1942, when Vichy was the capital of a German-occupied France torn between collaboration under Petain and resistance led by de Gaulle Anouilh's play turne...
Written by Colm Toibin, Pale Sister is a powerful retelling of the classic tale of Antigone. Lisa Dwan stars in a tour-de-force performance directed ...
A documentary on the production of Greek plays in their original language at Bradfield College in Berkshire. With contributions from students, staff an...
The Ancient Greek tragedy about the clash of loyalties between family and state. Joining Rajan Datar are Lydia Koniordou, Olivier P...
Oedipus's fate is symbolized not just by his actions but by the modern world's psychological and societal pressures. The adaptation uses moder...
The episode reflects the timeless conflict between personal morals and state power, much like the original play, but set against the backdrop of moder...
Kamila Shamsie talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel Home Fire, a pertinent and timely story of the two families torn apart by lo...
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