Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king has gone unavenged, and Oedipus sets out to find the killer.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Michael PenningtonOedipus Rex | Oedipus Rex |
 Claire BloomJocasta | Jocasta |
 John GielgudTieresias | Tieresias |
 John ShrapnelCreon | Creon |
 Cyril CusackPriest | Priest |
 Michael ByrneChorus | Chorus |
 Ernest ClarkChorus | Chorus |
 David CollingsChorus | Chorus |
| DDonald EcclesChorus | Chorus |
 Robert EddisonChorus | Chorus |
 Clifford RoseChorus | Chorus |
 Alan RoweChorus | Chorus |
 Nigel StockChorus | Chorus |
 John WoodnuttChorus | Chorus |
 Norman RodwayCorinthian Messenger | Corinthian Messenger |
| DDavid WallerShepherd | Shepherd |
 Gerard MurphyMessenger | Messenger |
| CCassie ShillingAntigone | Antigone |
| KKelly HuntleyIsmene | Ismene |
| LLincoln SaundersTieresias' Boy | Tieresias' Boy |
| RRichard TateTheban Citizen | Theban Citizen |