National Theatre Live: Antigone
Drama
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.
Casts
Jodie Whittaker
Christopher Eccleston
Jamie Ballard
Zoe Aldrich
Luke Newberry
Annabel Scholey
Luke Norris
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith