This product is usually dispatched within 2-4 weeks
Flat rate of $10.00 for shipping anywhere in Australia
Inspection copy added to basket
This title is available for inspection copy requests.
Please note our inspection copies are only available in ebook format, and are fulfilled by VitalSource™. If an ebook isn’t available, please visit our inspection copy page for more information.
You must sign in to add this item to your wishlist. Please sign in or create an account
When Creon refuses to bury the body of Antigone's unruly brother, Antigone's anger quickly turns to defiance. Creon condemns her to a torturous death: she's to be buried alive.
Acclaimed playwright Roy Williams takes Sophocles' play and, by placing it into a contemporary setting, brings this classic tale vividly to life.
A timeless story about loyalty and truth, about how we make meaning out of life and death, and what in the end really does matter.
Roy Williams's adaptation of Antigone received its world premiere on 19 September at Derby Theatre, in a co-production between Pilot Theatre, Derby Theatre and Theatre Royal, Stratford East, before going on a national tour.
Published | 19 Sep 2014 |
---|---|
Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 104 |
ISBN | 9781474228763 |
Imprint | Methuen Drama |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Series | Modern Plays |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Roy Williams's adaptation of the Greek classic is riotously comic and makes a strong case for its contemporary parallels
Guardian
Williams certainly has a knack of producing mots justes which resonate with his audiences . . .
British Theatre Guide
Williams's decision to relocate the action within contemporary street culture has much to recommend it. . . . There's no playwright better versed in the Urban Dictionary than Williams . . .
Guardian
The writing is incandescent with anger, urgency and wit . . . Antigone's flames may flicker but at its blazing best this is incendiary.
The Times
Roy Williams shoves Sophocles's tragedy into the boot of his car, then dumps it in the midst of a lawless gangland war, and his adaptation has a thriller's force: it's a play of tense ethical choices.
Sunday Times
Roy Williams's fresh take on Sophocles's tragedy is pacy and streetwise. . . . Williams captures the tribalism of the criminal underworld and neatly conveys Sophocles's interest in honour, loyalty and revenge.
Evening Standard
Get 30% off in the May sale - for one week only
Your School account is not valid for the Australia site. You have been logged out of your account.
You are on the Australia site. Would you like to go to the United States site?
Error message.