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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.

2012 |1h 32m |  Drama

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Cast

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Jodie Whittaker

Antigone

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Christopher Eccleston

Creon, King of Thebes

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Jamie Ballard

Tiresias

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Zoe Aldrich

Eurydice

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Luke Newberry

Haemon

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Annabel Scholey

Ismene

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Luke Norris

Soldier

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Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Messenger

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Alfred Enoch

Chorus

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Tim Samuels

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Paul Bentall

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Paul Dodds

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Ross Waiton

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Language

English

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