A curse has taken a hold of Thebes. Oedipus is the current King of Thebes, having solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and is determined to help the people. He married Jocasta, Queen of Thebes and has ...

even solve the riddle of the Sphinx – but if you end up shagging your mum, that’s the only thing people will remember. This delirious reimagining of Sophocles’ tragedy of Oedipus ...

Continuing on his way, Oedipus learns that King Laius has recently been slain and that the city stands threatened by the Sphinx: it bars the road and will kill and eat anyone who cannot solve a ...