Sophocles' Oedipus the King

Name: Sophocles' Oedipus the King
Start: 2026-04-01T10:30:00+11:00
End: 2026-04-06T14:30:00+11:00
Location: Burbidge Amphitheatre, Australian National Botanic Gardens

About

Award-winning Greek Theatre Now performs Sophocles' Oedipus the King at the Burbidge Amphitheatre, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Clunies Ross St, Acton, Canberra, ACT 2601, 1-6 April 2026.

Wednesday 1 April 2026: 10.30 am
Thursday 2 April 2026: 10.30 am + 2 pm
Good Friday 3 April 2026: 2.30 pm
Easter Saturday 4 April 2026: 2.30 pm
Easter Sunday 5 April 2026: 2.30 pm
Easter Monday 6 April 2026: 2.30 pm.

Contemporary English translation. Runtime 100 minutes.

"A masterpiece of Attic tragedy … perfect structure, intense dramatic irony and profound exploration of fate versus free will.”

Please allow about 15 minutes for the walk from the ANBG Visitor Centre to the Burbidge Amphitheatre in the upper part of the Eucalypt Lawn. Please follow the directional signs from the Visitor Centre. There are toilets at the Visitor Centre. There are also toilets in the lower part of the Eucalypt Lawn.

You are welcome to bring a folding chair, sun hat and umbrella. Cushions available. Meals and refreshments available at the Pollen Cafe.

People with a disability and/or mobility issues please phone Michael J Smith on 0415 818 673 to book an electric mobility scooter, for pick up at the Visitor Centre, or disability/mobility transport from the ANBG carpark to the Eucalypt Lawn.

100% refund if show cancelled due to bad weather, or ticket to alternative performance, whatever the individual prefers.

Enjoy the show!