Antigone
Douban
安提戈涅
opening date:
2012-07-04
genre:
theater
theater:
Royal National Theatre
director:
Polly Findlay
playwright:
Don Taylor
actor:
Jodie Whittaker
/
Annabel Scholey
/
Christopher Eccleston
/
Jamie Ballard
/
Paul Bentall
/
Martin Chamberlain
/
Jason Cheater
/
Stavros Demetraki
/
Paul Dodds
/
Craige Els
overview
Age recommendation: 15+ (some strong, bloody images)
This archive recording was captured on 4th July, 2012.
In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey.
When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state.
Polly Findlay's electric 2012 production brings Sophocles' tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political thriller.