1. Antigone (1:31:20) -- 2. The Chorus (0:06:15) -- 3. Heightened Language (0:04:50) -- 4. Religion and Modern Context (0:03:18). "In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone...
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1. Antigone (1:31:20) -- 2. The Chorus (0:06:15) -- 3. Heightened Language (0:04:50) -- 4. Religion and Modern Context (0:03:18). "In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey. When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state. Polly Findlay's electric 2012 production brings Sophocles' tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political thriller"--Bloomsbury Drama Online
This archive recording was captured at Olivier Theatre, National Theatre on 4th July, 2012
Zielgruppe - Audience: Age recommendation: 15+ (some strong, bloody images)
Stage director: Polly Findlay ; writer: Don Taylor ; designer: Soutra Gilmour ; lighting designer: Mark Henderson ; fight director: Bret Yount ; movement director: Aline David ; music and sound designer: Dan Jones ; video and projection designer: Dick Straker
"Terrible things breed in broken hearts. Medea is a wife and a mother, stricken with grief. For the sake of her husband, Jason, she's left her home and borne two sons in exile. But when he abandons his family for a new life, Medea faces banishment...
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"Terrible things breed in broken hearts. Medea is a wife and a mother, stricken with grief. For the sake of her husband, Jason, she's left her home and borne two sons in exile. But when he abandons his family for a new life, Medea faces banishment and separation from her children. Cornered, she begs for one day's grace. It's time enough. She exacts an appalling revenge and destroys everything she holds dear. Helen McCrory takes the title role in Euripides' powerful tragedy, in a new version by Ben Power, directed by Carrie Cracknell, with music written by Will Gregory and Alison Goldfrapp"--Bloomsbury Drama Online
1. Antigone (1:31:20) -- 2. The Chorus (0:06:15) -- 3. Heightened Language (0:04:50) -- 4. Religion and Modern Context (0:03:18). "In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone...
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Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
Fernleihe:
uneingeschränkte Fernleihe, Kopie und Ausleihe
1. Antigone (1:31:20) -- 2. The Chorus (0:06:15) -- 3. Heightened Language (0:04:50) -- 4. Religion and Modern Context (0:03:18). "In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey. When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state. Polly Findlay's electric 2012 production brings Sophocles' tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political thriller"--Bloomsbury Drama Online
This archive recording was captured at Olivier Theatre, National Theatre on 4th July, 2012
Zielgruppe - Audience: Age recommendation: 15+ (some strong, bloody images)
Stage director: Polly Findlay ; writer: Don Taylor ; designer: Soutra Gilmour ; lighting designer: Mark Henderson ; fight director: Bret Yount ; movement director: Aline David ; music and sound designer: Dan Jones ; video and projection designer: Dick Straker
"Terrible things breed in broken hearts. Medea is a wife and a mother, stricken with grief. For the sake of her husband, Jason, she's left her home and borne two sons in exile. But when he abandons his family for a new life, Medea faces banishment...
mehr
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
Fernleihe:
uneingeschränkte Fernleihe, Kopie und Ausleihe
"Terrible things breed in broken hearts. Medea is a wife and a mother, stricken with grief. For the sake of her husband, Jason, she's left her home and borne two sons in exile. But when he abandons his family for a new life, Medea faces banishment and separation from her children. Cornered, she begs for one day's grace. It's time enough. She exacts an appalling revenge and destroys everything she holds dear. Helen McCrory takes the title role in Euripides' powerful tragedy, in a new version by Ben Power, directed by Carrie Cracknell, with music written by Will Gregory and Alison Goldfrapp"--Bloomsbury Drama Online