King Oedipus

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Event King Oedipus
Venue Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC
First Date 3 February 1971
Opening Date 3 February 1971
Last Date 13 February 1971
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Re-staging (by Jean Wilhelm) of Sir Tyrone Guthries' Old Tote production of Sophocles' play in Sydney in 1970.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Classical
Tragedy
Subjects Language
Myth
Power
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
James Condon Actor Creon
Ruth Cracknell Actor Iokasta
Thomas Dysart Actor Man from Corinth
Ronald Falk Actor Priest, Teiresias & Messenger
John Gaden Actor Chorus Leader
Ron Haddrick Actor Oedipus
Norman Hodges Actor Old Shepheerd
John Lewin Adaptor
Jean Wilhelm Assistant Director
John Buhler Chorus
Peter Corbett Chorus
Drew Forsythe Chorus
Ron Gartside Chorus
Ernest Gray Chorus
Ray Gurney Chorus
Douglas Hedge Chorus
Phil Jay Chorus
Bowen Llewellyn Chorus
Bill Pearson Chorus
Wayne Poulton Chorus
Roger Covell Composer
Yoshi Tosa Designer
Tyrone Guthrie Director
Sophocles Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Greece
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The programme contains photos and brief biographies of the cast and director. This production also played in Perth and Adelaide.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Flinders University Library Special Collections Theatre Programmes 1971(2)
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Event Identifier 5624
Dataset AusStage