Family war in Thebes: A drama of the inevitable tragedy!

Family war in Thebes: A drama of the inevitable tragedy!

Vienna, Österreich - In the Graz Schauspielhaus, the drama ** “Iokaste” ** by Roland Schimmelpfennig is presented in an urgent way. The story unfolds from the perspective of okaste, the mother of Oedipus, who desperately tries to avert a devastating conflict between her sons Eteokles and PolyNeikes. These are in the bitter argument about the rule over the city of Thebes, while okaste urges them to warn that their stubbornness could lead to war. In her desperate appeal to her sons, she describes the gloomy episode of rigid power struggles that have already happened in ancient Greece, and knows that the outcome can be anything but happy, like vienna.at reported.

The staging directed by Anne Bader combines the classic topics of the ancient drama with modern war scenarios by integrating examples of current conflicts. The pictures of rockets and destruction painfully remind the audience from the fact that despite the brilliant dialogue and desperate attempts to resolve the conflict, the accident appears inevitable. The struggle for power and influence has gained the upper hand in Eteokles and Polyneikes, while her mother's urgent warnings are hazier in the brothers' anger. This mixture of personal drama and the reminder of more peaceful solutions captivates the viewer when Schauspielhaus-graz.buehnen-graz.com

The remarkable achievements of the ensemble, including Karola Niederhuber as an okaste, Mario Lopatta as a polyneque, and Robert Maximilian Rausch as Eteokles are central to the haunting atmosphere of the play. Particularly noteworthy is the representation of Antigone by Luisa Schwab, which already shows that the tragedy is not yet over. The clear, urgent performance offers a gripping reflection on personal decisions and its far -reaching consequences, while okaste as a lonely, in the figure in its world, which is placed. With a period of 1 hour and 10 minutes, the performance offers a short but intensive view of the topics of family, power and violence.