“This outdoor performance attracted a bumper audience and suggests that there is a demand for Greek tragedy,” reports Arts editor Helen Musa. Sophocles’ Antigone, by Greek Theatre Now, is playing at the Botanic Gardens.
Reviews
Reviews – Oedipus the King – Canberra 2026
Thank you Canberra for supporting your annual outdoor Greek theatre Easter festival at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Audience numbers up 21%. Critics, scholars, the public and schools praised the production. “A prime example of […]
Cast/Crew
Sophocles’ Oedipus the King – Cast/Crew
Burbidge Amphitheatre, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, April 2026 Oedipus, King of Thebes – Andrew Mackenzie Creon, Oedipus’s brother-in-law – Owen Maycock Jocasta, wife of Oedipus, sister of Creon – Kate Blackhurst Priest of Zeus, […]
Cast/Crew
Liam O’Connor – Oedipus the King
Liam has been engaged in the performing arts for over a decade. Originally starting as a member of the local ukulele club, Liam has been a member of numerous bands and music groups before beginning […]