Oedipus at Colonus (1953)

Original id:

5194

Start date:

4 February 1953

End date:

14 February 1953

Degree of relationship to ancient play:

Translation

Production notes:

Oedipus Rex (ID 1658) and Oedipus at Colonus (ID 5194) were staged together. Walton dates this production to 1955.

Media of production:

Stage-play

Languages:

English

Companies:

Ancient works:

Information related to this production

Script	Author(s)
Oedipus at Colonus	Sophocles AKA Sophokles
Oedipus at Colonus	Ralph Wedgwood

Person	Role	Notes
Paul Schofield	Actor	Oedipus
Donald Wolfit

Venue	Festival	Dates	Notes
Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), The [New] Lyric Opera House (from 1895 until 1960s) (Hammersmith, Greater London, England)		4 February, 1953 to 14 February, 1953

Source	Format	Location if held at the APGRD	Pagination
Email from Trevor J. Saunders to Edith Hall	Print-out	archive
Red-letter nights at Hammersmith	Print-out	archive

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