Antigone

Details

Two brothers, Polyneikes and Eteocles, fight for the crown of Thebes. They kill each other. The rule is strict and clear: whoever dares to bury Polyneikes will be punished with death. Antigone cannot accept the laws that leave one of her brothers unburied and humiliated. State against Ideals, a young woman against a monarch, the whole town, us, inside the arena. How do you get a diamond out of a stone? 'I was born to love, not hate', states Antigone. And there is always a cost for it.

Cast/Performers

Daisy Ashford (Ismene), Jamie Glover (Kreon), Deborah Grant (Eurydice), Christopher Ragland (Guard), Kane Sharpe (Haimon), Eleanor Wyld (Antigone), Fanos Xenofos (Messenger), Keshia Watson (chorus), Imanuel Orwi Ameh (chorus), Ioannis Sholto (chorus), Alison Shaw (chorus), Adrian Smith (chorus), Alex Nash (chorus), Nadia Shash (chorus), Claire-Monique Martin (chorus), Stephanie Ellyne (chorus), Stephanie Yamson (chorus), Matt Schmolle (chorus), Daniel Horn (chorus), Jessica Butcher (chorus), Roseanna Frascona (chorus), Jurgen Schwarz (chorus)

Creatives/Company

Author: Sophocles
Producer(s): Jagged Fence, Paul Deavin, Tanya Link (in association with Southwark Playhouse)
Company: Primaver
Translation: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Director(s): Tom Littler, Cecily Boys (associate director)
Design: Simon Kenny
Music: David Allen
Costume: Emily Stuart
Lighting: Ben Cracknell