
Plagues scourge Thebes, prompting the blind seer Tiresias to warn King Oedipus that the gods are angry. The former king’s murder remains unavenged, so Oedipus vows to find the killer and end the curse. Citizens suffer hunger and fear as the once‑prosperous city teeters on collapse, and Oedipus insists he will uncover the truth at any cost.
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John Gielgud
Tieresias

Claire Bloom
Jocasta

Cyril Cusack
Priest

Ernest Clark
Chorus

Don Taylor

Nigel Stock
Chorus

John Shrapnel
Creon

Michael Byrne
Chorus

Gerard Murphy
Messenger

David Collings
Chorus

Michael Pennington
Oedipus Rex

Richard Tate
Theban Citizen

Clifford Rose
Chorus

Donald Eccles
Chorus

Norman Rodway
Corinthian Messenger

John Woodnutt
Chorus

David Waller
Shepherd

Alan Rowe
Chorus

Robert Eddison
Chorus

Cassie Shilling
Antigone

Kelly Huntley
Ismene

Lincoln Saunders
Tieresias' Boy
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