Antigone November 10, 2008

Jean Anouilh's Antigone is an adaptation of Sophocles' tragic play of the same title. Written in 1942, when Nazi forces occupied France, the story revolves around the conflict between the idealist Antigone and her rigid uncle, Creon, the King. A picture of a totalitarian state and the struggle between the individual and the establishment, it tells the story of Oedipus's daughter Antigone, who after her father's death and subsequent civil war between her two brothers defies her uncle, Creon, and attempts to bury her dead brother Polynices. She is arrested, and in the style of true Greek tragedy, this action results in a series of discussions and deaths, as the characters try to deal with life, death, happiness, love, honor & duty. Antigone is one in a series of Anouilh's plays based on Greek mythology. For Details Contact 24379645.