IT was all Greek for Warrington performing arts students when they gave a rendition of Oedipus as part of the assessment process for their course.
The dark piece was performed using ancient Greek acting skills in a modern way for a contemporary audience at Priestley College.
The story told the tale of Oedipus who is asked to lift a terribe curse from the people of Thebes but, in his quest, seals his own fate as his life unravels before him.
The performance saw each actor take on a character as well as playing a member of the chorus with the piece linking in well to the student’s recent study of Greek theatre.
Emma Clarke, who took the part of a shepherd said: “Performing Oedipus was great in that it enabled us to experience a completely different style of theatre. It was a hard subject to grasp and we were conscious of being respectful and doing it justice.
“Overall it went really well and gave us all a good opportunity to tackle a very challenging script.”
Pictured: the full cast in performance
