Oedipus was first performed at The Viaduct Theatre, Dean Clough, Halifax on 6th September 2001

"Blake Morrison has written a wonderful version of Oedipus....its language is both plain and rare"
Observer (Susannah Clapp)

"Refreshingly bold - I've seen many revivals of Greek plays that tried to shed the classical hauteur...but never one that so bluntly deglamorised an ancient tragedy and relocated it to our era. And somehow it works."
The Times (Benedict Nightingale)

"Morrison's swift and unemphatically poetic version of Sophocles is a perfect example of levity in seriousness, exuberance in tragedy. The tale unfolds with a literally blinding clarity."
Daily Mail (Michael Coveney)

"This flexible, creative treatment of a classic of the Western repertoire takes several risks but fully justifies them, because nothing is allowed to obscure the great strength of the original play - it's inexorable rhythm, its intellectual clout and its aural beauty."
Times Literary Supplement (Edith Hall)

"Overwhelming…..It's classical tragedy that speaks our language."
The Guardian

"Arguably Morrison's best work for the theatre to date."
The Stage