Sophocles' Antigone: The Burial at Thebes 2020
Ages: 12+
Opened: 2020Sophocles' Antigone: The Burial at Thebes - 2020 - West End History , Info & More
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Lyric Square, King St, Hammersmith, Lyric W6 0QL London
The war has ended. Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, learns her brothers are dead. Forced onto opposing sides, they have killed each other in battle.
When Creon, King of Thebes, grants the honour of a burial to one but not the other, Antigone and her sister must choose where their loyalties lie.
This epic tale of humanity versus leadership centres on a young woman with the courage to defend her beliefs - whatever the cost.
Roy Alexander Weise directs Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney's bold translation of Sophocles' Antigone, in a large scale production featuring a chorus of young performers from the Lyric Ensemble.
Sophocles' Antigone: The Burial at Thebes - 2020 - West End Cast
Review: Social Justice Triumphs in ANTIGONE at The Harris Center
by Courtney Symes - Apr 25, 2023
by Courtney Symes - Apr 25, 2023
Murder, greed, incest, tyranny…and you don’t have to go to Washington, D.C. to get it. Folsom Lake College’s production of Antigone checks all those boxes and more. Sophocles’ tragedy is as relevant today as it was in 411 BC, thanks to enduring themes that have been adapted for a modern audience.
BWW Review: ANTIGONE at Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - Mar 14, 2022
by Roy Berko - Mar 14, 2022
Cleveland Play House's Artistic Director, Laura Kepley, in her comments in the playbill for ANTIGONE states, 'We originally programed ANTIGONE to be produced during the 2019-2020 season. The play was in its second week of rehearsals when we had to make the heartbreaking announcement that the production was cancelled.' The rampant COVID epidemic had struck the theatre world!
Storyhouse's ANTIGONE to Premiere This October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2021
Storyhouse’s hotly anticipated new adaptation of Sophocles’ Antigone will receive its premiere on the main stage this autumn. Award-winning poet Hollie McNish has created the modern retelling of the Greek masterpiece which will be staged from October 13-23.
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by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2019
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2019
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by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2019
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2019
The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre today announces its 2019/2020 programme of work, Rachel O'Riordan's inaugural season as Artistic Director:
Sophocles' Antigone: The Burial at Thebes FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of Sophocles' Antigone: The Burial at Thebes have there been?
Sophocles' Antigone: The Burial at Thebes has had 1 productions including West End which opened in 2020.
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