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Oedipus Rex
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Tragedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
May 20, 1946
Closing Date
Jun 22, 1946
Performances
15
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Open Date: May 20, 1946
Close Date: Jun 22, 1946
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
This production played in repertory with
The Critic
Theatres
New Century Theatre
(May 20, 1946 - Jun 22, 1946)
Setting
In front of the palace of King Oedipus in Thebes.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Theatre Incorporated (Richard Aldrich: Managing Director)
and
The Old Vic Company
Written by
Sophocles
; English version by
William Butler Yeats
; Incidental music by
Norman Feasey
and
Anthony Hopkins
Directed by
Michel Saint-Denis
Scenic Design by
John Piper
; Costume Design by
Marie-Hélène Dasté
; Lighting Design by
John Sullivan
Harry Andrews
Creon
Eleanora Barrie
Ensemble
Nicolette Bernard
Attendant to Jocasta
Max Brent
Chorus of Theban Elders
Ena Burrill
Jocasta
Lawrence Carr
Ensemble
Rudolph Cavell
Ensemble
Byron Chapman
Ensemble
George Cooper
Chorus of Theban Elders
Peter Copley
Chorus of Theban Elders
Will Davis
Ensemble
Frank Duncan
Chorus of Theban Elders
Kenneth Edwards
Chorus of Theban Elders
John Garley
Chorus of Theban Elders
Nicholas Hannen
Chorus Leader
Julie Harris
Ensemble
Carl James
Ensemble
Joseph James
Chorus of Theban Elders
David Kentish
Chorus of Theban Elders
Elmer Lehr
Ensemble
Margaret Leighton
Attendant to Jocasta
Robin Lloyd
Chorus of Theban Elders
Diana Maddox
Ensemble
Miles Malleson
First Messenger
William Monk
Chorus of Theban Elders
Laurence Olivier
Oedipus Rex
Brian Parker
Boy
Bernard Pollack
Ensemble
Michael Raghan
Chorus of Theban Elders
Joyce Redman
Attendant to Jocasta
John Reilly
Ensemble
George Relph
Herdsman
Ralph Richardson
Tiresias
Paul Riley
Ensemble
Sandy Roe
Ensemble
George Rose
Chorus of Theban Elders
Dee Sparks
Ismene
William Squire
Chorus of Theban Elders
Al Studer
Ensemble
Alvin Sullum
Ensemble
Sidney Tafler
Chorus of Theban Elders
Michael Warre
Second Messenger
Richard Wendley
Ensemble
Jane Wenham
Ensemble
Cecil Winter
A Priest
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Theatre Incorporated (Richard Aldrich: Managing Director)
and
The Old Vic Company
Written by
Sophocles
; English version by
William Butler Yeats
; Incidental music by
Norman Feasey
and
Anthony Hopkins
Directed by
Michel Saint-Denis
Scenic Design by
John Piper
; Costume Design by
Marie-Hélène Dasté
; Lighting Design by
John Sullivan
Harry Andrews
Creon
Eleanora Barrie
Ensemble
Nicolette Bernard
Attendant to Jocasta
Max Brent
Chorus of Theban Elders
Ena Burrill
Jocasta
Lawrence Carr
Ensemble
Rudolph Cavell
Ensemble
Byron Chapman
Ensemble
George Cooper
Chorus of Theban Elders
Peter Copley
Chorus of Theban Elders
Will Davis
Ensemble
Frank Duncan
Chorus of Theban Elders
Kenneth Edwards
Chorus of Theban Elders
John Garley
Chorus of Theban Elders
Nicholas Hannen
Chorus Leader
Julie Harris
Ensemble
Carl James
Ensemble
Joseph James
Chorus of Theban Elders
David Kentish
Chorus of Theban Elders
Elmer Lehr
Ensemble
Margaret Leighton
Attendant to Jocasta
Robin Lloyd
Chorus of Theban Elders
Diana Maddox
Ensemble
Miles Malleson
First Messenger
William Monk
Chorus of Theban Elders
Laurence Olivier
Oedipus Rex
Brian Parker
Boy
Bernard Pollack
Ensemble
Michael Raghan
Chorus of Theban Elders
Joyce Redman
Attendant to Jocasta
John Reilly
Ensemble
George Relph
Herdsman
Ralph Richardson
Tiresias
Paul Riley
Ensemble
Sandy Roe
Ensemble
George Rose
Chorus of Theban Elders
Dee Sparks
Ismene
William Squire
Chorus of Theban Elders
Al Studer
Ensemble
Alvin Sullum
Ensemble
Sidney Tafler
Chorus of Theban Elders
Michael Warre
Second Messenger
Richard Wendley
Ensemble
Jane Wenham
Ensemble
Cecil Winter
A Priest
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