OEDIPUS LOVES YOU
Sydney Festival 2010 | Brisbane Powerhouse 2010
Project Arts Centre 2008 | Wexner Center for the Arts 2008 | PS122, New York 2008 | Shanghai Arts Theatre 2008 | Oriental Pioneer Theatre 2008 | Riverside Studios 2008
Hebel am Ufer 2007 | Euro-Scene 2007 | Schauspielhaus, Hamburg 2007 | Schauspielhaus, Frankfurt 2007 | Festival Art Crununtum 2007 | Kilkenny Arts Festival 2007 | Auawirleben Festival, Berne 2007 | The Arches, Glasgow 2007 | Forum Freies Theater 2007 | Recto Verso Festival, Quebec 2007 | Timms Center for the Arts, Canada 2007 | Bannf Centre for the Arts 2007 | Now Playing Series, Lethbridge 2007 | High Performance Rodeo Festival, Calgary 2007
Smock Alley Theatre 2006
Dublin Theatre Festival (Work in Progress) 2005
Listen carefully. Go see this show. It’s the future of theatre.
Backstage.com New York
by Simon Doyle and Gavin Quinn
A new work based on and inspired by the Oedipus the King plays of Seneca and Sophocles and the writings of Sigmund Freud.
A performance looking at the historical curiosity of the Oedipus Myth and its relevance for our anxious age, and the reflection of our own fears in Oedipus’ situation. It is an exploration of the violation of taboos in our society, which we observe almost every day but are unsure of reacting to at the moment of discovery of the truth. Oedipus Loves You asks the question – are we still more interested in survival than truth, at this particular juncture of our evolutionary psychological state?
“Wonderful”
Time Out New York ****
“…approaches the sublime… the songs are first-rate ear candy”
Variety
“Oedipus Rex? Perhaps. Oedipus Rocks? Definitely”
Village Voice
“… feels like the underground talking back to the establishment.”
The Guardian
Directed by Gavin Quinn
Designed by Andrew Clancy
Lighting design by Aedín Cosgrove
Produced by Aoife White
Costume design by Helen McCusker
Sound design by Jimmy Eadie
Music by Gordon is a Mime
Original Cast:
Derrick Devine, Gina Moxley, Ned Dennehy, Ruth Negga, and Dylan Tighe
Photo by Ros Kavanagh
Photo by Marcus Lieberenz
Photo by Marcus Lieberenz
Photo by Marcus Lieberenz
Photo by Marcus Lieberenz
Photo by Marcus Lieberenz