Wycombe Swan Town Hall : 27—29 September 2007 : Euripides’ The Phoenician Women adapted by Mark Oldknow
“Another tour de force by Tight Fit Theatre”
- Buckinghamshire Advertiser
“Quite splendid. Marvellous”
- Bucks Free Press
Mark Oldknow returns to his second passion, Greek Tragedy, with one of the
most extraordinary reworkings of Sophocles’ Oedipus Trilogy.
Thebes stands on the brink of war as Eteocles and Polyneices, Oedipus’ two
sons, stand prepared to wrest control of the city. Oedipus, haunted by his
past, stands in silence as his Mother Jocasta struggles to bring her sons to
a peaceful resolution.
The futility of war is brought sharply and intelligently into focus in Euripides
wonderful narrative. As is to be expected from Wycombe Swan’s resident company,
an exhilarating evening full of visual flair is guaranteed.
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