{"product_id":"oedipus-9781839044106","title":"Oedipus","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Vengeance will be taken on the killer, then the land will be clean. The contamination will be washed away. The rains will come and the people will be healed.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccording to the Oracle, if the murderer of old King Laius is found and punished then all will be well. The people turn to their new ruler, Oedipus, the man who solved the riddle of the Sphinx, to hunt down the perpetrator and bring salvation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe vows to succeed whatever the cost--and so begins an unstoppable pursuit of the truth through a harrowing labyrinth of fear and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElla Hickson\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer whose work has been performed throughout the UK and abroad.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer other work includes: \u003ci\u003eSwive [Elizabeth]\u003c\/i\u003e (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe, 2019); \u003ci\u003eANNA\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre, 2019); \u003ci\u003eThe Writer\u003c\/i\u003e (Almeida Theatre, 2018); \u003ci\u003eOil\u003c\/i\u003e (Almeida Theatre, London, 2016); \u003ci\u003eWendy \u0026amp; Peter Pan\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2013 and 2015; Tokyo, 2021); \u003ci\u003eRiot Girls\u003c\/i\u003e (Radio 4); \u003ci\u003eBoys\u003c\/i\u003e (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton \/ Headlong Theatre \/ HighTide Festival Theatre, 2012); \u003ci\u003eThe Authorised Kate Bane\u003c\/i\u003e (Grid Iron \/ Traverse Theatre, 2012); \u003ci\u003eRightfully Mine\u003c\/i\u003e (Radio 4); \u003ci\u003ePrecious Little Talent\u003c\/i\u003e (Trafalgar Studios \/ Tantrums Productions, 2011), \u003ci\u003eHot Mess\u003c\/i\u003e (Arcola Tent \/ Tantrums Productions, 2010); and \u003ci\u003eEight\u003c\/i\u003e (Trafalgar Studios \/ Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh, 2008\/9).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51806086463762,"sku":"9781839044106","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51e6bd9b-f8ae-498c-9654-746da696d01c.jpg?v=1765975067","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/oedipus-9781839044106","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}