Play · National tour
Antigone
Actors of Dionysus · English regional tour · Sept–Nov 2017
A new adaptation of Sophocles' tragedy for Actors of Dionysus, relocating the action to a dystopian near-future where rulers rule outright and surveillance is part of daily life — drones in the air, a voice-operated City Archive in place of the traditional Greek chorus. The production toured nearly forty venues across England.
- Director
- Tamsin Sasha
- Associate Director
- Deirdre Daly
- Cast
- Nathalie Barclay, Will Bridges, Crystal Brown, Holly Georgia, Nicholas Cass-Beggs
Designer: Helen Coyston · Sound: Matt Eaton · Lighting: Charlotte McClelland · Photography: Alex Brenner for Actors of Dionysus
Gallery
Production photography by Alex Brenner for Actors of Dionysus.
Press
★★★★Playwright Christopher Adams and Actors of Dionysus have risen to this challenge. Aiming to make magic from myth, they have successfully adapted the Sophocles tragedy, breathing new life into this classic tale.
Broadway Baby★★★★This version brings the story up to date… moving the action into a dystopian future. As an idea it really works well. A really enjoyable show.
London Theatre 1Adams has done a fantastic job of making the story accessible to newbies to the Classics while remaining true to the original.
A Younger TheatreA moment of synthesis is distilled like clear water in Christopher Adams's new take.
Yorkshire TimesSelected tour venues
The Lowry, Salford · Greenwich Theatre · Norwich Playhouse · Gulbenkian, Canterbury · Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds · Queen's Hall, Hexham · Malvern Theatre · Theatre Royal, Margate · and many more across England.
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