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Greek is a verse play by Steven Berkoff.It was first performed at The Half Moon Theatre, London on 11 February 1980.It is a retelling of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex.Berkoff wrote:
The Night of the Triffids is a science fiction novel by British writer Simon Clark, published in 2001. It is a sequel to John Wyndham 's 1951 novel The Day of the Triffids . Clark has been commended for his success at mimicking Wyndham's style, but most reviewers have not rated his creation as highly as the original work.
Oedipus (UK: / ˈ iː d ɪ p ə s /, also US: / ˈ ɛ d ə-/; Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes.A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family.
Those Wild Wyndhams: Three Sisters at the Heart of Power is a 2014 book by Claudia Renton that examines the life of the Wyndham sisters– Madeline Wyndham (1869–1941), Pamela Wyndham (1871–1928), and Mary Constance Wyndham (1862–1937). The book has two "positive" reviews, six "rave" reviews, and four "mixed" reviews, according to review ...
Hamlet and Oedipus is a study of William Shakespeare's Hamlet in which the title character's inexplicable behaviours are subjected to investigation along psychoanalytic lines. [ 1 ]
sees a genetically created creature fall in love with one of the people who come to investigate its creator's lab. Originally published in Argosy, this story also appears in The Best of John Wyndham (a.k.a. The Man from Beyond) under the title "The Perfect Creature"). Affair of the Heart
Simon Clark wrote a sequel The Night of the Triffids (2001). This is set 25 years after Wyndham's book, and focuses on the adventures of Bill Masen's son David, who travels to New York, USA. Big Finish Productions adapted it as an audio play in 2014. [42] The dramatisation featuring Sam Troughton was later broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in June ...
Seven Against Thebes (Ancient Greek: Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβας, Hepta epi Thēbas; Latin: Septem contra Thebas) is the third play in an Oedipus-themed trilogy produced by Aeschylus in 467 BC. The trilogy is sometimes referred to as the Oedipodea. [2]