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THE BURIAL AT THEBES

Closed March 6, 2016

Seamus Heaney's powerful reworking of Sophocles' Antigone

Why See THE BURIAL AT THEBES?

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From Noble Prize Winner Seamus Heaney

Sophocles' Antigone has proven itself one of literature's most malleable and perpetually relevant texts, and Seamus Heaney reworked it once again in 2004 as THE BURIAL AT THEBES in response to the Iraq war. More specifically, he used the play's state vs personal freedom themes to explore the atmosphere of the early 00s that equated foreign policy dissenters with terrorist sympathisers.

The Irish Rep stage Heaney's play as their first show of 2016, with Charlotte Moore directing. Rebekah Brockman (The Knick) stars as Antigone, who learns that her two brothers have been killed fighting each other in a war. Her uncle, and King of Thebes, Creon, declares one brother a hero, while the other is a traitor to the state, who shall not be granted a proper funeral. Antigone wilfully disobeys the King's orders and sets out to grant him a proper burial, knowing that almost certain death awaits her.

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Dates

Previews from: 14 January 2016

Opening night: 24 January 2016

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You may be required to wear a mask during this performance. Please contact the venue directly for more information.

Cast and Creative

Cast

Ciaran Bowling as Haemon
Rebekah Brockman as Antigone
Rod Brogan as the Messenger
Winsome Brown as Eurydice
Katie Fabel as Ismene,
Colin Lane as the Guard,
Robert Langdon Lloyd as Tiresias
Paul O'Brien as Creon

Creative

Written by Seamus Heaney
Directed by Charlotte Moore
Scenic Design by Tony Walton
Costume Design by Linda Fisher
Lighting Design by Brian Nason
Sound Design by Zach Williamson
Properties by Deirdre Brennan

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