National Theatre Live: Antigone

December. 31,2012      
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Jodie Whittaker as  Antigone
Christopher Eccleston as  Creon, King of Thebes
Jamie Ballard as  Tiresias
Luke Newberry as  Haemon
Annabel Scholey as  Ismene
Luke Norris as  Soldier
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as  Messenger
Alfred Enoch as  Chorus
Tim Samuels as  Chorus
Paul Bentall as  Chorus

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