National Theatre Live Antigone

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 Creons authority is challenged a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state Polly Findlays electric 2012 production brings Sophocles tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political thriller