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A muscular version of Sophocles' timeless masterpiece, offering a profound reflection on the nature of power, democracy and human rights. The war has ended, but with peace comes conflict. Antigone's brother Polyneices lies on the battlefield where he fell, his burial outlawed by Creon, the new king of Thebes. Should Antigone obey Creon, or must she follow her conscience and lay her beloved brother to rest? 'Urgent... Barely contained physical aggression... brilliantly immediate' Guardian
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Antigone
Sophocles
in a new version byOwen McCafferty
NICK HERN BOOKS
London
www.nickhernbooks.co.uk
Contents
Title Page
Original Production
Characters
Antigone
About the Author
Copyright and Performing Rights Information
Antigone was first performed in the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s on 24 October 2008, with the following cast:
OLD MAN
Walter McMonagle
ANTIGONE
Katy Ducker
ISMENE
Rosie McClelland
CREON
Ian McElhinney
GUARD
Conor MacNeill
HAEMON
Paul Mallon
TIRESIAS
Harry Towb
YOUNG BOY
Eoin McCafferty/Tom Loane
MESSENGER
Chris Corrigan
EURYDICE
Julia Dearden
SOLDIERS
Cat Barter
Barry Etherson
Matt Faris
Director
Owen McCafferty
Designer
Lorna Ritchie
Costume Designer
Ciaran Bagnall
Lighting Designer
Kevin McCullagh
Characters
OLD MAN
ANTIGONE
ISMENE
CREON
HAEMON
TIRESIAS
EURYDICE
GUARD
MESSENGER
SOLDIERS
YOUNG BOY
Setting
The play takes place in a huge hall within the palace. The palace is in ruins after battle. Part of the hall is being used as a makeshift mortuary. A stack of dead soldiers in body bags. A pile of bloodied swords.
The OLD MAN trails a body bag across the stage then exits. ANTIGONE enters.
ANTIGONE. is there no end to this – every breathing moment – every damn thought – steeped in suffering – has our family not suffered enough – enough sorrow dishonour despair – choked we are – choked with the thoughts of the dead and the sins of the past – and now this – this taunt – creon – the mighty king creon – there is not one single drop of royal blood running through that man’s cowardly veins– he needs to shout louder than the rest of us for fear he might be ignored – proclaim he is the man – i – i daughter of oedipus proclaim – i will not be ignored – my voice will be heard throughout the city of thebes – my suffering and that of my family must end – enough is enough
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