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Production still for "On the Misconception of Oedipus". L-R: Natasha Herbert as Jocasta, Richard Pyros as Oedipus. Photographer: Jeff Busby

On the Misconception of Oedipus

By Zoe Atkinson, Matthew Lutton & Tom Wright

10 August 2012 – 26 August 2012 Beckett Theatre

Malthouse Theatre, Perth Theatre Company,

Devised Theatre Co-Production

We know how the Oedipus story ends: he murders his father and unwittingly marries his mother. But where did this shattering tragedy begin? On the Misconception of Oedipus turns its eye to Jocasta and Laius, the parents who birthed a child that would bring about their downfall, and in so doing brought into the world more than a man — they created a myth.

Production still for "On the Misconception of Oedipus". Daniel Schlusser as Laius. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "On the Misconception of Oedipus". L-R: Daniel Schlusser as Laius, Natasha Herbert as Jocasta, Richard Pyros as Oedipus. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "On the Misconception of Oedipus". L-R: Natasha Herbert as Jocasta, Richard Pyros as Oedipus. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "On the Misconception of Oedipus". Daniel Schlusser as Laius. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "On the Misconception of Oedipus". L-R: Daniel Schlusser as Laius, Natasha Herbert as Jocasta, Richard Pyros as Oedipus. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "On the Misconception of Oedipus". L-R: Natasha Herbert as Jocasta, Richard Pyros as Oedipus. Photographer: Jeff Busby