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The Death of the Pythia

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or What Really Might Have Happened to Oedipus by Friedrich Durrenmatt adapted for radio by Hans Hausmann and Martin Esslin.
Are our lives governed by pre-ordained fate, determined by the Inexorable laws of nature, or do we live by pure coincidence, chance, and accident? The Swiss Playwright, Friedrich Durrenmatt, poses this question in re-telling and rethinking the age-old story of Oedipus in the form of a philosophical fable, halfway between drama and Platonic dialogue.
Directed by Martin Esslin (Robert Eddison is a member of the RSC)

Contributors

Writer:
Friedrich Durrenmatt
Adapted for radio by:
Hans Hausmann
Adapted for radio by:
Martin Esslin
Directed by:
Martin Esslin
Oedipus:
John Rowe
Jocasta:
Barbara Jefford
Tireseas:
Robert Eddison
The Pythia:
Freda Dowie
The Sphinx:
Margaret Wolfit
The Narrator:
David March
Playwright:
Peter Tuddenham
Merops:
Anthony Newlands
Lalos:
Henry Stamper
Source: Radio Times

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