The double bill is entitled Jocasta’s Line, as Jocasta, queen of Thebes, sees her husband/son (spoiler, they’re the same person!) The singers are eyes forward, unblinking – as Oedipus, Paul Appleby’s voice is on full beam – and unresponsive to others’ plights. McGregor does not want you to read your way through the performance, he says when we speak the morning after the show. And it’s something I’m really sad about.”View image in fullscreen ‘In ballet, there’s a push for concrete narrative’ … Wayne McGregor. McGregor may be allergic to button-pushing, but Daughter has two especially strong scenes that tap into tragedy.