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Antigone

"When the State becomes one man, it ceases to be a State"

Dates

Wednesday 08 October - Saturday 11 October 2025

Venue

Bedlam Theatre

Price

£7/8/11 +£1 on the door

Author

Sophocles, translated by Don Taylor

Description

This production is an edited edition of Don Taylor’s translation

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.

Cast and Crew

Team

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

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