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. Co-produced by, Theatre de la Ville - Paris and Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen and Edinburgh International Festival

Cast/Performers

Juliette Binoche, Obi Abili, Kirsty Bushell, Samuel Edward-Cook, Finbar Lynch, Patrick O'Kane, Kathryn Pogson

Creatives/Company

Author: Sophocles
Producer(s): Barbican London, Les Theatres de la Ville de Luxembourg (in association with Toneelgroep Amsterdam
Director: Ivo van Hove
Design(s): Jan Versweyveld, Tal Yarden (video)
Lighting: Jan Versweyveld
Costume: An d'Huys
Dramaturg: Peter van Kraaij
Translation: Anne Carson