Yannis Houvardas translates, adapts, and directs Sophocles “Oedipus Rex” and “Oedipus at Colonus” into a unified work on stage. An ensemble of distinguished actors and contributors recount, with the accompaniment of live music, the shattering story of Oedipus, starting from the end and moving backwards to the birth of his tragic fate.
Houvardas’ vision is to present these two works—profoundly different in conception and tone while written decades apart—as a single and seamless narrative. His approach honours the essence of Sophocles, the greatest of the tragic poets, while ensuring that each play remains distinctly recognisable within the performance.

Translation-Adaptation-Direction: Yannis Houvardas
Assistant Director: Despoina Lardi
Second Assistant Directors: Iliana Kaladami, Nafsika Kirki

Stage Design: Eva Manidaki
Music Composition: Angelos Triantafyllou
Choreography/Movement: Ermira Goro
Costumes: Ioanna Tsami
Lighting Design: Nikos Vlasopoulos
Sound Design: Ilias Flammos
Assistant Set Designer: Anna Biza
Assistant Costume Designer: Dimitra Stavridou
Photographer: Elina Giounanli

Starring: Konstantinos Bibis, Orestis Chalkias, Nikos Chatzopoulos, Stefania Goulioti, Karyofyllia Karabeti, Nikos Karathanos, Penelope Tsilika
Chorus Leaders & Performers: Giannis Kotsifas, Ektoras Lygizos, Polyxeni Papakonstantinou, Theovi Styllou, Angelos Triantafyllou

Production: Athens Epidaurus Festival & Lykofos