Photograph·CO 1069-703-22·1953
Oedipus Rex in the theatre at Soli
Description
A large audience sits on tiered rows of seats in the foreground, looking toward a low stage building with doors and steps. Two or three performers stand on the stage in front of the central doorway. Behind the theatre, the land slopes down to scattered buildings and trees, and the sea stretches to a hazy horizon with a ship visible.
English
A performance of Oedipus Rex by the Teacher's Training College, Morphou, in the theatre at Soli: actors on the stage and a large audience on the tiered seats in front of it, with the sea and a distant headland beyond.
The National Archives' description
A performance of 'Oedipus Rex' by the Teacher's Training College, Morphou at antique Soli Theatre.
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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)