Antigone
Director
Bristol Old Vic Young Company
Bristol Old Vic Studio
Director Maisie Newman
Written by Sophocles
Translated by Anne Carson
Design Mimi Donaldson
Images Chelsey Cliff
Director
Bristol Old Vic Young Company
Bristol Old Vic Studio
Director Maisie Newman
Written by Sophocles
Translated by Anne Carson
Design Mimi Donaldson
Images Chelsey Cliff
"Girls cannot force their way against men"
The war has ended. Outside the city gates, declared a traitor, Antigone's brother lies unburied. 'Fires won't light, birds are shrieking unintelligible things and the wind is tearing the hair off trees.'
In defiance of her uncles' rule, Antigone stands on a line between city and desert, laws and gods. Fearlessly she steps into the wasteland to forge ahead with her brother's funeral, alone. Her act will trigger a cycle of destruction.
With bold movement and a cinematic synth score, Bristol Old Vic Young Company (The Love of the Nightingale) present this urgent translation of Antigone by award-winning Canadian poet Anne Carson.
The war has ended. Outside the city gates, declared a traitor, Antigone's brother lies unburied. 'Fires won't light, birds are shrieking unintelligible things and the wind is tearing the hair off trees.'
In defiance of her uncles' rule, Antigone stands on a line between city and desert, laws and gods. Fearlessly she steps into the wasteland to forge ahead with her brother's funeral, alone. Her act will trigger a cycle of destruction.
With bold movement and a cinematic synth score, Bristol Old Vic Young Company (The Love of the Nightingale) present this urgent translation of Antigone by award-winning Canadian poet Anne Carson.
