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Ancient tragedy, modern message; to the theatre.(News)(Theater review)
From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Date: 20080222
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Byline: By IAN PARRI
WHEN it came to breaking social taboos, ancient Greek literary giant Sophocles was far from the shrinking violet.
His version of the tale of Oedipus, probably passed down in oral tradition even before he put it on vellum, pulls no punches.
The story tells of how Oedipus, the mythical king of Thebes, fulfilled a damning prophecy that said he would kill his father and marry his own mother, bringing tragedy on his family and community.
The legend has been re-told many times and in many languages. Steven Berkoff's English-language adaptation, ...
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