Antigone by Sophokles

Synopsis

Using a modern translation of ‘Antigone’ by Michael Ewans for the ‘Everyman Classics’ series, the production is designed to explore the ways in which Sophocles originally staged his drama. Performed in a replica of the Greek theatre shape, this staging respects and re-creates the original conventions of ancient Anthenian staging and performance, but it is set in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1994 and performed in modern dress by students from the Departments of Drama and Classics at the University of Newcastle, Australia, under the direction of Michael Ewans, with an introduction and afterword by the director/translator.

Language

English

Country

Australia

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS (PAL). col. 85 min.

Year of production

1996

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £25.00 (inclusive)

Subjects

Classical studies; Drama

Keywords

drama - classical; Greece - classical; performances; Sophocles

Credits

Director

Michael Ewans

Writer

Sophocles

Contributor

Christine Smith; Michael Ewans; Robert Alcock

Cast

Ben Kirkwood
Helen Atkinson
Lauren Eade
Tom Bonjekovic

Distributor

Name

University of Newcastle, Department of Drama

Phone

+61 2 4921 6633

Fax

+61 2 4921 6944

Address

Newcastle, NSW 2308
Australia

Notes

Contact: Professor Michael Ewans, e-mail mewans@mail.newcastle.edu.au