Oedipus Rex
by Sophocles in a new adaptation by Richard Spaul

Dates: Wednesday, July 23 - Saturday July 26, 2008
Time: 8pm
Running time: 100 minutes approx.
Suitable for ages 16+.
Location: The Leper Chapel, Barnwell Junction, Newmarket Road

Tickets: £11 (£9 concessions)
Advance Booking: The Junction, Clifton Road, Tel: 01223 511511
Tickets available on the door from: 7.30pm (on the night of the performance)

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Oedipus Rex - the greatest of all Greek Tragedies.

Thebes is under a curse. Disease and death haunt the city. King Laius has been murdered and his killer as yet remains uncaught. His successor, King Oedipus, swears he will solve the mystery, but finds to his growing horror that all the evidence points to himself. And much worse is to come.

All performances will take place at The Leper Chapel, one of the oldest and most atmospheric buildings in Cambridge, creating an ideal site for this powerful drama of corruption, ostracism and social cleansing.

In a new and vibrant adaptation of Sophocles' classic, in situ: Cambridge's leading experimental theatre company, performs inside, outside and all around this remarkable building.

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