The war is over, but the conflict is not. Seamus Heaney’s poetic rendering of Sophocles’ great tragedy, explores the social tension present immediately post-war. Where do our loyalties lie, with family or state?
This strikingly beautiful and intense retelling of Antigone’s story delves into the sacrifices made by those who engage in non-violent civil disobedience, how institutional power can lack a human heart, and how peace after war is never simple to achieve. What is the cost when the dissident speaks ‘truth to power’? The political world leaves little space for love, but love is also dangerous in her demands.

All photos © Patrick Baldwin
Performed by MA Acting Classical Students
Director Martin Wylde
Set&Costume Designer Sammy Dowson
Lighting Designer Ben Jacobs
Sound Designer Lex Kosanke
Music Composition and Performance Ewa Pasikowska
Movement Director Andrej Biziorek
Vocal Coach Morwenna Rowe
Stage Manager Fiona Kennedy
Deputy Stage Manager John Nicoll
Production Managers Ben Krebs and Shaz McGee
Scenic Artists Jonathan Brown and Zowie Wise
Costume Supervisor Karin Schuck
Wardrobe Mistress Kayla Miles
Construction Louis Carver and Chad Griffiths