Award-winning Greek Theatre Now performs Sophocles’ masterpiece Oedipus the King in the open air at the Burbidge Amphitheatre, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Clunies Ross St, Acton, Canberra, ACT, 1-6 April 2026.
- Wednesday 1 April 2026: 10.30 am
- Thursday 2 April 2026: 10.30 am + 2 pm
- Good Friday 3 April 2026: 2.30 pm
- Easter Saturday 4 April 2026: 2.30 pm
- Easter Sunday 5 April 2026: 2.30 pm
- Easter Monday 6 April 2026: 2.30 pm.
Featuring Andrew Mackenzie as Oedipus, Owen Maycock as Creon, Kate Blackhurst as Jocasta and George Belibassakis, Roslyn Hull, Liam O’Connor, Louisa O’Brien, Jade Boyle and Marcus Mele.
Masks and props by Ben Smith Whatley. Graphic Designer Emilio Park. Photographer Fuyao Liu. Costumes Bhanupriya Pandya. Classics Adviser Elizabeth Minchin. Producer/Director/Writer Michael J Smith.
Contemporary English translation. Run time 100 mins.
“A masterpiece of Attic tragedy … perfect structure, intense dramatic irony and profound exploration of fate versus free will.”
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