Less famous plays by famous playwrights

Thanks to my parents for two cultural experiences for me and jack: first they pointed out that the triennial Cambridge Greek play was happening this year, and we managed to catch it. Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus, which doesn't get performed that often. And then they booked tickets for a cinecast of the RSC Timon of Athens on a date they actually couldn't make, so they passed the tix on to us.

( Sophocles )

( Timon of Athens )

I could probably say something clever about comparing the two plays, with great but cursed men dying in miserable obscurity and cursing Athens. But mostly it's just coincidence that I happened to see both in the same month.