Oedipus – The Musical

Short & Curly

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Philosophy, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Meet Oedipus. He's the main character in one of the world’s oldest stories. He lived a long time ago and he did some pretty bad things. But was it his fault or was it fate? Was there anything he could have done to avoid tragedy? Join Molly, Carl and Matt as they sing their way through an ancient tale of terrible misfortune.

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0:00.0	This is an ABC podcast.
0:05.0	In Harmony.
0:07.0	Harmony!
0:08.0	Harmony!
0:11.0	A big day, lines are memorized, sets are built, everything is planned to perfection.
0:18.4	Oh, I'm so excited, vocal warm-ups.
0:21.1	Ah, excuse me.
0:27.0	Hello there.
0:28.0	Oh, hello, strange old woman who looks suspiciously like a witch but probably isn't.
0:35.0	Care to see your future little girl?
0:38.0	Oh definitely a witch then.
0:40.0	Um no thank you. I don't really believe in that stuff. Plus, I'm very busy.
0:46.0	Ah yes, your putty gun, your musical today.
0:50.0	How did you know that? I am. It's actually my writing directing theatrical debut of
0:57.3	Etopus, The Musical. I'm also starring in it with my friends Carl and Matt, so yeah, pretty huge day.
1:04.3	Want to know if your musical will be a success or not?
1:09.5	Ow, you just grabbed my hands.
1:12.2	I will read your pub to tell your future.
1:15.0	Ooh, an unexpected tragedy.
1:19.0	What's this?
1:21.0	Something interesting in your fate line? A fate line? You mean fate like the idea
1:29.1	that the major events of our lives have already been decided for us.
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