A terrible epidemic has struck Thebes. The crops are withering. The livestock are dying. The women are giving birth to dead children. The dead are increasing daily. What is the cause? What are the reasons for the disaster?

Oedipus, the young king of Thebes, sends Creon to Delphi to seek an oracle from the God. The response from the oracle is clear: To save the city, the murderer of its previous king, Laius, must be found...

'Oedipus Rex' is the dramatic story of Oedipus, who was followed by a tragic fate from the day he was born.