Original id:
2842
Start date:
5 August 1999
Degree of relationship to ancient play:
Adaptation
Media of production:
Stage-play
Languages:
English
The Darker Face of the Earth (1999)
Ancient works:
Information related to this production
| Script | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Oedipus the King | Sophocles AKA Sophokles |
| The Darker Face of the Earth | Rita Dove |
| Person | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Peter de Jersey | Actor | Augustus Newcastle, the Oedipus figure |
| Philip Joseph | Actor | Louis, the Laius figure |
| James Kerr | Director | |
| Saskia Reeves | Actor | Amalia Jennings, the Jocasta figure |
| Venue | Festival | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Theatre (NT), Royal National Theatre (RNT) (London, Greater London, England) | 4 August, 1999 | the UK première of this play |
| Source | Format | Location if held at the APGRD | Pagination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Darker Face of the Earth | Poster | archive | ||
| Oedipus: from king to slave | Photocopy | archive | ||
| Sophocles among the slaves | Newspaper cutting | archive | ||
| The Darker Face of the Earth | Newspaper cutting | archive | ||
| From verse to better | Newspaper cutting | archive | ||
| NT education worksheet: The Darker Face of the Earth | Print-out | archive | ||
| Reception Studies | Book | library | 79 | |
| Dionysus Since 69: Greek Tragedy at the Dawn of the Third Millennium | Book | library | 410 | |
| The Darker Face of the Earth programme | Programme | archive |
How to cite this production
The Darker Face of the Earth (1999), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/2842 <12 December 2024>