OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Seamus Heaney 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Sophocles

• Author Notes

  Adapted from the original play 'Antigone' by Sophocles.

• Synopsis

  In The Burial at Thebes, a young woman defies the law of the king with violent and tragic consequences. This version of Sophocles' original play 'Antigone' explores the dangers of pride and absolute belief regardless of personal, political and moral consequences especially in the eternal struggle between the individual and the state, between conscience and society and between divine law and human law.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  9

• Female

  3

• Total

  12

• Cast Notes

  In the original production, the part of Tiresias' Boy was played on alternate nights by two actors

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  05 April 2004

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Produced on the Abbey Stage.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer.