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Antigone
The war is over.
The dead have been buried. The traitors have been punished. People feel more alive than they have in a long time. They are ready to start again.
But Antigone is not. She will not move on, and she will not forget. She will drag everyone back if she has to.
Lulu Raczka's searing adaptation of Sophocles' classic text hands the reins to the young women at its heart, creating something messy, irreverent and vital.
The dead have been buried. The traitors have been punished. People feel more alive than they have in a long time. They are ready to start again.
But Antigone is not. She will not move on, and she will not forget. She will drag everyone back if she has to.
Lulu Raczka's searing adaptation of Sophocles' classic text hands the reins to the young women at its heart, creating something messy, irreverent and vital.
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128 pages, Paperback
Published March 7, 2020
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September 17, 2026Interesting choice to name the play Antigone when Ismene equal if not protagonist - Rebecca vibes.
speaks of value placed on action and legacy since Greek drama. A's shorter is characterised by passion and action, whereas I lives longer but lives out-of-body. Lots to chew on re control and physical shaping of own lives - some dialogue repetitive and an awful lot about sex but overall play experience redeemed by earthy, poetic moments and potential around the words
speaks of value placed on action and legacy since Greek drama. A's shorter is characterised by passion and action, whereas I lives longer but lives out-of-body. Lots to chew on re control and physical shaping of own lives - some dialogue repetitive and an awful lot about sex but overall play experience redeemed by earthy, poetic moments and potential around the words
December 13, 2021
This is an amazing Antigone adaptation. In part I love this version because it makes Antigone and Ismene (it's a two person show, with just the sisters) into real people with actual characteristics--they play games, they have hopes and fantasies, they dream of the future, etc. in ways they simply don't in Sophocles because they are there to be tragic figures.
The other thing I love about this adaptation is that it puts Ismene really at the forefront of the play, giving her a distinct voice and actually presenting her perspective as legitimate in a way I'm not sure Sophocles does. I find Ismene fascinating in the myth, because she is the the only one in the House of Laius not to meet a tragic fate. And here Raczka gives her a legitimate perspective and the ability to call out Antigone for the selfishness of choosing a pointless death.
https://youtu.be/e33AVRMRLU8
The other thing I love about this adaptation is that it puts Ismene really at the forefront of the play, giving her a distinct voice and actually presenting her perspective as legitimate in a way I'm not sure Sophocles does. I find Ismene fascinating in the myth, because she is the the only one in the House of Laius not to meet a tragic fate. And here Raczka gives her a legitimate perspective and the ability to call out Antigone for the selfishness of choosing a pointless death.
https://youtu.be/e33AVRMRLU8
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