Oedipus at Colonus (Storr Translation)
by Sophocles
Chapter 1 of 2 Part 1
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- Running time
- 1 h 36 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Andy Minter (1934-2017), Arielle Lipshaw, Bruce Pirie, David Goldfarb, David Lawrence and 5 others
- Translated by
- Francis Storr
Chapters
About this recording
This is the second installment in Sophocles's Theban Plays that chronicles the tragic fates of Oedipus and his family. After fulfilling the prophecy that predicted he would kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus blinds himself and leaves Thebes, to wander in the wilderness accompanied by his daughters Antigone and Ismene. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)
Cast:
Oedipus: Andy Minter
Antigone: Elizabeth Klett
Ismene: Arielle Lipshaw
Theseus: Mark F. Smith
Creon: Bruce Pirie
Polyneices: David Goldfarb
Stranger: Lucy Perry
Messenger: Martin Geeson
Chorus: Lars Rolander
Narrator: David Lawrence
Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett
