This show finished on Saturday 11 October 2025, and this page is being kept for archival purposes only.
"When the State becomes one man, it ceases to be a State"
Wednesday 08 October - Saturday 11 October 2025
£7/8/11 +£1 on the door
Further information can be found at Micheline Steinberg Associated
The conflict between the state and the individual is both ancient and timeless. First performed two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Antigone has been re-written, re-published, re-translated, and re-staged countless times. It has travelled from the amphitheatre to the opera house, from the stage to the screen; it has appeased fascists in Nazi-occupied France, and challenged the establishment in 21st-century Britain. Now, it falls to us to bear witness to Antigone’s story.
Translated eloquently by Don Taylor, Sophocles’ tragedy presents its audience with the clash of two compelling figures: Creon, the charismatic tyrant of Thebes, prizes the survival of the city above all; Antigone, his rebellious niece, champions the sanctity of personal conviction. As the conflict plays out, tragedy ensues, and the twin loyalties – to the family (oikos) and to the state (polis) – are brought to bear with devastating consequences.
Actor (Antigone) Bibi Benson
Actor (Chorus) Alex El-Husseini
Actor (Chorus) Sophie Lloyd
Actor (Chorus) Oliver Mason
Actor (Chorus) Bea Lermite
Actor (Chorus) Hemani Stallard
Actor (Chorus) Jamila Salim
Actor (Chorus) Lily Dickie
Actor (Chorus/Guard) Ava Godfrey
Actor (Chorus/Guard) Christian Badcoe
Actor (Creon) Rufus Goodman
Actor (Eurydice) Spencer Shaw
Actor (Haemon) Reuben Stickland
Actor (Tiresias) Hartley Hobson
Assistant Stage Manager Rafaela Scopeliti
Co-Director Georgia Thomas
Co-Director Dan Bryant
Co-Producer Alba McGowan
Co-Producer Kai Smolin
Co-Producer James Harvey
Costume Manager Apsara Shah
Lighting Designer Lily Goodchild
Musical Director Jasper Fuller
Set Assistant Charles Leung
Set Assistant Madeleine McQuilling
Set Assistant Maxima Beckmann
Set Assistant Alex Kerr
Set Manager Ava Ausman
Stage Assistant Kate Grimble
Stage Assistant Mitra Minovi
Stage Manager Cal Hind
Tech Assistant Fan (wendy) Fei
Tech Assistant Sophia Whittall
Tech Assistant Hanae Della Nave
Tech Assistant Ben Black
Tech Assistant Cassie Niemann
Tech Manager / Sound Designer Luke Hardwick
Welfare Officer Andrew More