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Antigone / by Sophocles ; in a version by Don Taylor.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Sophocles, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Antigone. English (Taylor)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Creon, King of Thebes (Greek mythology)--Drama.
- Creon, King of Thebes (Greek mythology).
- Antigone (Mythological character)--Drama.
- Antigone.
- Genre:
- Filmed performances.
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (92 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Royal National Theatre, 2012.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- 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.
- Participant:
- Jodie Whittaker (Antigone), Annabel Scholey (Ismene), Christopher Eccleston (Creon, King of Thebes), Jamie Ballard (Teiresias, a blind prophet), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Messenger), Zoë Aldrich (Eurydice, Creon's wife), Luke Norris (Soldier), Luke Newberry (Haemon), Trevor Imani (Boy), Reuben Pearce (Boy), Daniel Walsh (Boy); Paul Bentall, Martin Chamberlain, Jason Cheater, Stavros Demetraki, Paul Dodds, Craige Els, Michael Grady-Hall, Tim Samuels, Ross Waiton, Alfred Enoch (Chorus).
- Credits:
- Director, Polly Findlay ; writer, Don Taylor ; designer, Soutra Gilmour ; lighting designer, Mark Henderson ; fight director, Bret Yount ; movement director, Aline David ; music and sound designer, Dan Jones ; video and projection designer, Dick Straker.
- Notes:
- Recorded Olivier Theatre, Royal National Theatre.
- Performed Royal National Theatre. Olivier Theatre
- Title from title screen (viewed May 22, 2023).
- OCLC:
- 1165376058
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