Antigone by Sophocles

8pm Saturday - One Night Only!

Thebes is emerging from a brutal civil war. Two brothers lie dead, a city is desperate for stability, and its new leader, Creon, issues a ruthless command: one brother will be honoured with full burial rites, while the other must remain unburied.

But Antigone refuses to obey.

Convinced that some laws stand above those imposed by rulers, she defies Creon and forces him to choose between listening to the people and maintaining his authority. As Creon tightens his firm grip on a fragile Thebes, his determination to restore order becomes stubbornness, and his refusal to bend threatens not only Antigone, but his family and the city he claims to protect.

Authentik Theatre presents Sophocles’ Antigone, an ancient tragedy of individual conscience and state authority, freedom and order, family and duty.

When leadership refuses to listen and power cannot tolerate defiance, how much can be destroyed in the pursuit of order?

All tickets include a £1 admin charge

Approx running time 1 hour 15 mins (no interval)

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