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    Theban Plays: Antigone

    111'

    1986-09-19

    9

    Drama

    Overview:

    In a final battle for the control of Thebes, Oedipus's two sons kill each other. Creon issues an order that no one is to bury Polynices upon pain of death. But Antigone is determined that her brother's body will have the proper rites of burial.

    WritingSophoclesDirectingDon Taylor

    Cast

    2

    Antigone

    Juliet Stevenson

    1

    Ismene

    Gwen Taylor

    1

    Chorus

    Patrick Barr

    1

    Chorus

    Paul Daneman

    1

    Chorus

    Donald Eccles

    1

    Chorus

    Robert Eddison

    1

    Chorus

    Ewan Hooper

    1

    Chorus

    Peter Jeffrey

    1

    Chorus

    Noel Johnson

    1

    Chorus

    Robert Lang

    1

    Chorus

    John Ringham

    1

    Chorus

    Frederick Treves

    1

    Chorus

    John Woodnutt

    1

    Creon

    John Shrapnel

    1

    Soldier

    Tony Selby

    1

    Chorus

    Mike Gwilym

    2

    Tiresias

    John Gielgud

    2

    Messenger

    Bernard Hill

    1

    Boy

    Paul Russell

    1

    Eurydice

    Rosalie Crutchley

    1

    Chorus

    Patrick Godfrey

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
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    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. BBC
    • Vote Count: 1
    • Popularity: 0.5875
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Theban Plays: Antigone

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