National Theatre Live: Antigone
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.
Director: Polly Findlay
Writer: Don Taylor
Trailer
Cast
Jodie Whittaker
Antigone
Christopher Eccleston
Creon, King of Thebes
Jamie Ballard
Tiresias
Zoe Aldrich
Eurydice
Luke Newberry
Haemon
Annabel Scholey
Ismene
Luke Norris
Soldier
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Messenger
Alfred Enoch
Chorus
Tim Samuels
Chorus
Michael Grady-Hall
Chorus
Paul Bentall
Chorus
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