Greek (play)


Greek is a play by Steven Berkoff.
It was first performed at the Half Moon Theatre in London on 11 February 1980, in a production directed by the author. The cast was:
It is a retelling of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex. Berkoff wrote:
"Greek came to me via Sophocles, trickling its way down the millenia until it reached the unimaginable wastelands of Tufnell Park... In my eyes, Britain seemed to have become a gradually decaying island, preyed upon by the wandering hordes who saw no future for themselves in a society which had few ideals or messages to offer them."

The play was used as the basis for a well-received opera of the same name composed by Mark-Anthony Turnage and first performed in 1988.