A minor character is at the center of this play. We know him, if at all, only as a murder victim. As the man killed by his own son, Oedipus. His widow, Jocasta, unknowingly fathers more children incestuous with that son. Among them is Antigone. As the great-grandson of the man who founded Thebes - not without first sowing an army from dragon's teeth - Laius does everything to escape his role (in the family, the city, the myth). Appointed heir to the throne as a child and therefore represented as ruler for a long time, the young man leads a queer life in Olympia, with no interest in power. But the city, born of bloody battle, catches up with him: As the last survivor of the ruling clan, he is the only one who can ensure peace in the civil war-torn country. So Laius finally accepts his leadership role - and fate takes its course.

Alexandra Holtsch

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