As he is near Athens, he seeks out Theseus, King of Athens, and asks him if he may be allowed to stay, die and be buried at Colonus. But Creon wants Oedipus to return to Thebes. All of Oedipus ...

The celebrated ode in praise of Colonus comes off especially well. Director Brooks is also obviously an actor of considerable experience. He gives a virtuosic performance as Oedipus, who dominates ...

His mantle was taken up by the playwrights Sophocles, who wrote Antigone, Oedipus at Colonus, and Oedipus Rex; and Euripides, who wrote The Trojan Trilogy, of which only The Trojan Women survives ...