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Sophocles
Colonus, Athens, Greece
Sophocles (c. 497/496 ā winter 406/405 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian known as one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written laā¦
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Sophocles (c. 497/496 ā winter 406/405 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian known as one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote more than 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens, which took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. He competed in 30 competitions, won 24, and was never judged lower than second place. Aeschylus won 13 competitions and was sometimes beaten by Sophocles; Euripides won four. The most famous tragedies of Sophocles feature Oedipus and Antigone: they are generally known as the Theban plays, though each was part of a different tetralogy (the other members of which are now lost). Sophocles influenced the development of drama, most importantly by adding a third actor (attributed to Sophocles by Aristotle; to Aeschylus by Themistius), thereby reducing the importance of the chorus in the presentation of the plot. He also developed his characters to a greater extent than earlier playwrights.
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2026
National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona
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2025
Philharmonie de Paris: Antigone
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2025
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2025
Edipo a Colono 2025
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2025
Elettra 2025
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2024
Antigone
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2022
Tracking Satyrs
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2022
Ćdipo Rei - Leitura Encenada
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2022
Edipo Re (Teatro Greco di Siracusa)
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2021
Return
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2021
AntĆgona PajubĆ”
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2021
Atlantis
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2021
ITA Live: Oedipus
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2020
Elektra - Wiener Staatsoper
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2020
The Oedipus Project
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2019
Antigone
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2018
Sophocles' Oedipus Rex
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2015
Antigone at the Barbican
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2013
Elektra
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2012
National Theatre Live: Antigone
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2004
Los sabuesos de SĆ³focles
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2001
L'origine du monde
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1996
Oedipus Mayor
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1994
Elektra
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1992
Antigone
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1988
Oidipus Rex
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1987
Elettra
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1986
Theban Plays: Antigone
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1986
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
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1986
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
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1986
Electra
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1986
Elettra, l'attesa
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1978
VlƔdca Oidipus
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1978
Elektra
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1976
Oedipus at Colonus
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1976
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
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1974
Antigone
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1974
Electra
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1974
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1972
Oedipus Rex
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