Two brothers die fighting on opposite sides of the civil war in Thebes. When Creon, the new ruler, refuses to bury the brother who was a traitor, Antigone, the rebel's sister, defies Creon by vowing to bury him herself. A translation of Sophocles' Antigone. Originally commissioned to mark the centenary of Dublin's Abbey Theatre in 2004, and partly inspired by the war in Iraq, Heaney's captivating and lyrical adaptation lends Sophocles' tragic heroine, Antigone, a 21st century voice.T568748119Presented byRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland. Director Gareth Nicholls. | |
| 1 Nov 16 to 4 Nov 16 | The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD)), Glasgow :: V1877914677 listing details L01810160274 |
T02055484310Presented byPerformance Preparation Academy. | |
| 26 May 16 to 28 May 16 | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford :: V702 listing details L01081524051 |
T170645542675mins/no intervalCorporate Sponsor University of Nottingham. Producer Nottingham Playhouse. Director Lucy Pitman-Wallace. Design Jessica Curtis. Lighting Neil Austin. Director Sue Lefton (movement). Music Mick Sands. Musical Director Mick Sands. Performer Abby Ford (Antigone). Performer Paul Bentall (Creon). Performer Sian Clifford (Ismene). Performer Sam Swainsbury (Haemon). Performer David Acton. Performer Cymon Allen. Performer David Hobbs. Performer Joan Moon. | |
| 9 Oct 07 to 13 Oct 07 | Oxford Playhouse, Oxford :: V803 listing details L299524074 |
| 18 Sep 07 to 29 Sep 07 | The Pit, Barbican Centre, West End :: V372 listing details L01209664972 |
| 31 Aug 07 to 15 Sep 07 | Playhouse, Nottingham :: V457 listing details L01031077595 |
T01123750875LOST Theatre presents Nobel Prize winning author and poet Seamus Heaney's new verse translation of Sophocles' great tragedy Antigone. The Burial at Thebes honours the separate and irreconcilable claims of its opposed voices, as they enact the ancient but perennial conflict between family and state in a time of crisis, pitching the morality of private allegiance against that of public service. After a tragedy that shows a young woman, very much alive, wilfully embracing death from a sense of what is "right", we thought to add as a makeweight a comedy that sees another young woman already dedicated to death returning to life for reasons that likewise seem "right" to her, namely Christopher Fry's 'A Phoenix Too Frequent'. This brilliant comic verse drama, adapted from an incident found in the 'Satyricon' of Petronius, was first produced in 1946 as one of a spate of verse-dramas after the war. Director Adrian Brown chose this play as his 'test-piece' when on the BBC drama-directors' course back in the mists of time, having to cut it heavily` to fit the allotted time-scale, and it is this same abbreviated version that led to so much for him that he is delighted to revisit now.Company Lost Theatre. Translation Seamus Heaney. Director Adrian Brown. | |
| 12 Jun 07 to 16 Jun 07 | Theatre at the Tabard, Outer London :: V334 listing details L02013481164 |
T044739788Company York Youth Theatre. | |
| 14 Mar 07 to 17 Mar 07 | Theatre Royal, York :: V954 listing details L01219576042 |
T0263782014A translation of Sophocles' Antigone. Originally commissioned to mark the centenary of Dublin's Abbey Theatre in 2004, and partly inspired by the war in Iraq, Heaney's captivating and lyrical adaptation lends Sophocles' tragic heroine, Antigone, a 21st century voice.Producer Nottingham Playhouse. Director Lucy Pitman-Wallace. Design Jessica Curtis. Lighting Neil Austin. Director Sue Lefton (movement). Music Mick Sands. Director Mick Sands (music). Performer Michael Byrne (Creon). Performer David Hobbs (Chorus Leader). Performer Sam Kenyon (Messenger / Chorus). Performer Jodie McNee (Antigone). Performer Murray Melvin (Tiresias / Chorus). Performer Joan Moon (Eurydice / Chorus). Performer Daniel Rigby (Haemon / Chorus). Performer Matthew Rixon (Guard / Chorus). Performer Mick Sands (Chorus). Performer Michelle Terry (Ismene / Chorus). | |
| 4 Nov 05 to 19 Nov 05 | Playhouse, Nottingham :: V457 listing details L01959309260 |
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| 24 Jun 08 to 26 Jun 08 | Rose Theatre Kingston, Kingston :: V051452426 listing details L01391850700 |
