The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

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But while this isn’t in the same league as Oedipus, it amply justifies main-stage attention, and deserves to tour, too. Until May 3. Tickets: royalcourttheatre.com ...

In the end, he discovered that the old man he had killed in a fit of rage years earlier was none other than the former king of Thebes — his father — and that his queen was, in fact, his mother. Though ...

In the end, he discovered that the old man he had killed in a fit of rage years earlier was none other than the former king of Thebes — his father — and that his queen was, in fact, his mother. Though ...

Why, oh why, did Greg survive but Chelsea didn’t? You’re telling me this bald weirdo with an Oedipus complex gets to live and fulfill all his incest fantasies, but Chelsea (the most pure ...

while acting legend Lesley Manville took the Best Actress prize for her performance as shocked royal spouse Jocasta in “Oedipus.” Director Robert Icke’s modern-day reimagining of the ancient ...

Manville and Strong have both been nominated for the top gongs for their roles in a retelling of the father-killing, mother-loving king of Thebes, Oedipus. Elizabeth Debicki joins glam Cate ...

Manville and Strong have both been nominated for the top gongs for their roles in a retelling of the father-killing, mother-loving king of Thebes, Oedipus. Conclave star Lithgow received his nod ...