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.

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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

  Chorus