This new translation of the great classic of Ancient Greece starts a cycle of drama recordings by Naxos AudioBooks. The anguished tale of Oedipus, who having resolved the riddle of the Sphinx and become Ruler of Thebes, gradually realises the crimes he offers, unwittingly, committed, remains a play of unremitting power 2,500 years after it was written. With complete drama ideals, Naxos AudioBooks the atmosphere from the Greek amphitheatre towards the soundworld of CD, with the outstanding young actor Michael Sheen – recently viewed as Henry V (RSC) and Amadeus (West End) and on film and TV.