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Oedipus DNA -- Clayton

Published: 16 July 2008

Director:
Naomi Edwards

Set in an imagined genetics laboratory, Oedipus DNA asks "if you could know everything about yourself, how much do you want to know"? Our cells are the new oracle. An uneasy truce exists between religion and science with the boundaries of scientific knowledge pushing forward rapidly.

Oedipus DNA maintains the harmony and unity of Sophocles, and loses none of his brilliant use of dramatic irony. Visually, Oedipus DNA pays homage to artists Damien Hirst, Matthew Barney and Patricia Piccinnini, and their aesthetic preoccupation with the scientific, the extravagant, the biotechnological, and the theatrical.

Ticket prices:
Adult $25, Senior $23, Concession $20, Monash Alumni and Staff $20, Group (6+) $20, Students $15, Monash Students $10.

Dates/Times: Thursday 31 July 8 pm, Friday 1 August 1 pm, Friday 1 August 8 pm, Saturday 2 August, 2008 8 pm.

Venue:
Alexander Theatre, Building 7, Clayton campus.

Bookings:
Telephone +61 3 9905 1111. For further information contact boxoffice@adm.monash.edu.au or visit the Performing Arts website.