Theatre - Œdipe, Black Box

10 Avenue Jehan de Beauce

The old Oedipus reopens the book of his life as one would explore the black box of an airplane after a crash. Built like a real police investigation, the play stacks red herrings, reveals clues until the truth about which Oedipus has raged for a lifetime finally comes to light. Oedipus becomes here a brilliant, stubborn detective, on the edge of the abyss, tracing a culprit he does not suspect. And when the truth erupts, it is as much our view of the myth as of ourselves that wobbles. Gil Galliot offers a decidedly contemporary reading…