The Ancient Greek playwright Sophocles’ tragedy retells the old fable of the cruel lot of the man who unknowingly kills his father and marries his own mother, thus fulfilling the prophecy of the Oracle of Delphi. It is a story of a king who must install order, even at the price of his self-destruction. King Oedipus could be envied by many for his good fortune – after defeating the Sphinx by solving her riddle, he became a respected ruler of Thebes and established an extensive family. By and large, he was a darling of the Gods! Yet an abrupt downfall followed. The learned past is always part of the present, and hence the gifts of Fate can only be assessed retrospectively…
Audience: children 15+, adult
About the company
The National Theatre Drama is the biggest company of its ilk in the Czech Republic. We strive to include in our programmes works of the classical and contemporary Czech and international repertoire as well as original projects and Czech premieres. The productions are visually compelling and exquisitely staged. Our company gives there eight first nights a year, while also pursuing a host of accompanying activities, educational programmes, and international festival Prague Crossroads.
genres
Drama
THEATRE / COMPANY
National Theatre Drama Prague / Činohra Národního divadla Praha
CZECH TITLE
Král Oidipús
AUTHOR
Sophocles
DIRECTION
Jan Frič
CHOREOGRAPHY
Marek Zelinka
MUSIC
Jakub Kudláč
DRAMATURGY
Nina Jacques, Ilona Smejkalová
STAGE DESIGN
Dragan Stojčevski
COSTUME DESIGN
Kateřina Štefková
LIGHTING DESIGN
Tomáš Morávek
LENGTH OF THE PERFORMANCE
105 minutes
STAGE AREA
Large
NUMBER OF TRAVELLING PERSONS
27
LANGUAGE
Czech, Subtitles available
AUDIENCE
Adult, Children